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Tao Hu1,2,3, Qingtao Li2,4, Hua Dong1,2
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Abstract:
A straightforward, inexpensive, and reliable approach to pattern electrospun nanofibers via solvent-containing agarose hydrogel stamps is reported. Complex hierarchical microstructures can be further constructed via appropriate multistep permutation of microcontact patterning and electrospinning. As a proof-of-concept application, the patterned electrospun nanofibers are employed to spatially coordinate cell orientation in microfluidic devices.
