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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Koh A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3811043 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ACS applied materials & interfaces 20130805 16
Electrospun polyurethane fibers doped with nitric oxide (NO)-releasing silica particles are presented as novel macromolecular scaffolds with prolonged NO-release and high porosity. Fiber diameter (119-614 nm) and mechanical strength (1.7-34.5 MPa of modulus) were varied by altering polyurethane type and concentration, as well as the NO-releasing particle composition, size, and concentration. The resulting NO-releasing electrospun nanofibers exhibited ~83% porosity with flexible plastic or elasto ...[more]