Thermally Drawn Polycaprolactone Fibres with Customised Cross Sections
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Conference paperAuthor/s
Farajikhah, SyamakRukhlenko, Ivan
Stefani, Alessio
Large, Maryanne
Chrzanowskic, Wojciech
Fleming, Simon
Abstract
There is growing demand for biodegradable polymer fibres in tissue engineering and nerve regeneration. We demonstrate a scalable and inexpensive fabrication technique to produce polycaproactone (PCL) fibres using fibredrawing technique. Here we report on the first successful drawing of hollow-core and solid-core PCL fibres of different cross sections. The demonstrated capacity to tailor the surface morphology of PCL fibres, together with their biodegradability and tissue compatibility, makes them a unique material base for tissue engineering and nerve regeneration applications.There is growing demand for biodegradable polymer fibres in tissue engineering and nerve regeneration. We demonstrate a scalable and inexpensive fabrication technique to produce polycaproactone (PCL) fibres using fibredrawing technique. Here we report on the first successful drawing of hollow-core and solid-core PCL fibres of different cross sections. The demonstrated capacity to tailor the surface morphology of PCL fibres, together with their biodegradability and tissue compatibility, makes them a unique material base for tissue engineering and nerve regeneration applications.
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Date
2019Source title
Proceedings of SPIE 11200, Paper 103, Australian and New Zealand Conference on Optics and Photonics (ANZCOP19), Melbourne, Australia (8-12 December 2019)Publisher
SPIEFunding information
ARC DP170103537Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (H2020) (708860)
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Copyright All Rights ReservedFaculty/School
Faculty of Science, School of PhysicsFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney School of Pharmacy
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Sydney Nano InstituteShare