Thae use of microfluic spinning fiber as an ophthalmology suture showing the good anastomotic strength control.

ABSTRACT: Adjusting the mechanical strength of a biomaterial to suit its intended application is very important for realizing beneficial outcomes. Microfluidic spinning fiber have been attracting attention recently due to their various advantages, but their mechanical strength has unfortunately not been a subject of concentrated research, and this lack of research has severely limited their applications. In the current work, we showed the mechanical properties of microfibers can be tuned easily and provided a mathematical explanation for how the microfluidic spinning method intrinsically controls the mechanical properties of a microfluidic spinning fiber. But we were also able to adjust the mechanical properties of such fibers in various other ways, including by using biomolecules to coat the fiber

SUBMITTER: Park D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5701120 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature