@inproceedings{69c28a78a22e40a7bf3e9c1936c98381,
title = "A portable device for fabricating biomaterial microfiber bundles",
abstract = "Engineered tendon and ligament scaffolds are ideally a bunch of biocompatible and biodegradable microfibers that are three-dimensionally aligned with no fusion between individual fibers. In this paper, a simple yet effective device that is able to fabricate this nearly native structure is presented, including design and operation method. Briefly, the device is die-free and requires only simple components such as a plate with an orifice, an aluminum holder, a ring heater and a rotating mandrel. The fabrication is done by a single step with microfiber (10 μm diameter) bundles being directly obtained at a very low take-up speed. The as-spun microfiber bundles appear silvery and shiny, apparently similar to a native tendon. This device and the method associated opens up a new way to diversify the structure of biomaterials.",
keywords = "Biomaterials, Design, Microfiber, Polycaprolactone, Scaffold, Tissue engineering",
author = "A. Liu and J. An and Chua, {C. K.} and Leong, {K. F.}",
year = "2010",
month = sep,
doi = "10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.447-448.750",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780878492565",
series = "Key Engineering Materials",
publisher = "Trans Tech Publications Ltd",
pages = "750--754",
booktitle = "Advances in Precision Engineering",
}