Identification of sagging in melt-electrospinning of microfiber scaffolds
Nhat Tung Nguyen1, Jeong Hwa Kim1, Young Hun Jeong2
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Melt-electrospinning is a cost-effective and flexible process to fabricate micro-scaled polymeric fibers. Melt-electrospun microfiber structures have been receiving considerable attention from various fields due to their numerous advantages. However, the application of melt-electrospinning is limited by various factors, such as the sagging behavior and unstable whipping motion of microfibers. Here, we presented an experimental approach called beam bridge test to identify the sagging behavior of melt-electrospun microfibers for preparing 3D lattice structures with controllable architecture and well-defined pores in transverse direction. Consequently, the sagging behavior of melt-electrospun microfibers could be identified in a systematic manner. Moreover, the melt-electrospun 3D microfiber lattice structures with various grid sizes had sagging, which agreed well with the beam bridge test results. In addition, fibroblast cells (NIH-3T3) were cultured on the fabricated 3D microfiber lattice structures with various grid sizes. Cell culture results indicated that the cell growth was considerably influenced by microfiber sagging and the grid size of lattice structures. Also it was shown that the cell population for location could be controlled.
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