Mueller Matrix Measurement of Electrospun Fiber Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering.

ABSTRACT: Electrospun fiber scaffolds are gaining in importance in the area of tissue engineering. They can be used, for example, to fabricate graded implants to mimic the tendon bone junction. For the grading of the tensile strength of the fiber scaffolds, the orientation of the fibers plays a major role. This is currently measured by hand in scanning electron microscope (SEM) images. In this work, a correlation between polarimetric information generated by measuring the Mueller matrix (MM) and the orientation of the fibers of electrospun fiber scaffolds is reported. For this, the MM of fiber scaffolds, which were manufactured with different production parameters, was measured and analyzed. These data were correlated with fiber orientation and mechanical properties, which were evaluated in an estab

SUBMITTER: Fricke D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6960730 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature