Nylon66_Electrospun_3-Level_Hierarchical_Assembly_5_27um_1.mpg (17.51 MB)
Nylon66_Electrospun_3-Level_Hierarchical_Assembly
Version 3 2019-01-29, 08:04
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posted on 2019-01-29, 08:04 authored by Alberto SensiniAlberto Sensini, Maria Letizia FocareteMaria Letizia Focarete, Andrea ZucchelliAndrea Zucchelli, Chiara GualandiChiara Gualandi, Juri Belcari, Alexander P. Kao, Gianluca TozziGianluca Tozzi, Luca CristofoliniLuca CristofoliniHigh-resolution X-ray tomography (voxel size = 5.27 um) of a Nylon6.6 electrospun hierarchical assembly, mimicking the hierarchical structure of a natural tendon or ligament. The electrospun bundles of aligned nanofibers inside the structures, simulate tendons and ligaments fascicles. The electrospun sheaths, that groups the bundles, mimic the endotenon/endoligament membranes. An external sheath of nanofibers simulates the epitenon/epiligament membrane.
