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Perspectives On: Criteria for Complex Evaluation of the Morphology and Alignment of Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers

M. Spasova

Laboratory of Bioactive Polymers, Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

R. Mincheva

Laboratory of Bioactive Polymers, Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

D. Paneva

Laboratory of Bioactive Polymers, Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

N. Manolova

Laboratory of Bioactive Polymers, Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

I. Rashkov

Laboratory of Bioactive Polymers, Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria, rashkov{at}polymer.bas.bg

Electrospinning is a promising method for producing polymer materials composed of micro- and nanosized fibers. This method allows the preparation of random and aligned fibers of different morphologies, such as cylindrical or ribbon-shapes, defect-free or with defects, and with or without pores or porous. The increasing number of studies on electrospinning requires a set of criteria for more complex evaluation of the fiber morphology and the topology of these polymer materials to be established. The main characteristics necessary for a complex evaluation of the morphology of electrospun micro- and nanofibers have been systematized in this paper. Examples of characterization of the morphology and of the alignment of various micro- and nanofibers are given.

Key Words: electrospinning • nanofiber morphology • defects • aligned nanofibers

Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, Vol. 21, No. 5, 465-479 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0883911506068495
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