Bioinspired multicompartmental microfibers from microfluidics

Yao Cheng; Fuyin Zheng; Jie Lu; Luoran Shang; Zhuoying Xie; Yuanjin Zhao; Yongping Chen; Zhongze Gu

doi:10.1002/adma.201400798

Bioinspired multicompartmental microfibers from microfluidics

Adv Mater. 2014 Aug 13;26(30):5184-90. doi: 10.1002/adma.201400798. Epub 2014 Jun 16.

Authors

Yao Cheng¹, Fuyin Zheng, Jie Lu, Luoran Shang, Zhuoying Xie, Yuanjin Zhao, Yongping Chen, Zhongze Gu

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.

PMID: 24934291
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201400798

Abstract

Bioinspired multicompartmental microfibers are generated by novel capillary microfluidics. The resultant microfibers possess multicompartment body-and-shell compositions with specifically designed geometries. Potential use of these microfibers for tissue-engineering applications is demonstrated by creating multifunctional fibers with a spatially controlled encapsulation of cells.

Keywords: bioinspired materials; cell-encapsulation; core-shell structures; hydrogels; microfibers; microfluidics; tissue engineering.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomimetic Materials / chemical synthesis*
Biomimetics / instrumentation*
Biomimetics / methods*
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Materials Testing
Microfluidics / instrumentation*
Microfluidics / methods*
Miniaturization
Textiles*