Programmable Physical Properties of Freestanding Chitosan Membranes Electrofabricated in Microfluidics.

ABSTRACT: Microfluidic-integrated freestanding membranes with suitable biocompatibility and tunable physicochemical properties are in high demand for a wide range of life science and biological studies. However, there is a lack of facile and rapid methods to integrate such versatile membranes into microfluidics. A recently invented interfacial electrofabrication of chitosan membranes offers an in-situ membrane integration strategy that is flexible, controllable, simple, and biologically friendly. In this follow-up study, we explored the ability to program the physical properties of these chitosan membranes by varying the electrofabrication conditions (e.g., applied voltage and pH of alginate). We found a strong association between membrane growth rate, properties, and fabrication parameters: high el

SUBMITTER: Ly KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10052736 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature