Formation of Branched and Chained Alginate Microfibers Using Theta-Glass Capillaries

This study proposes a microfluidic spinning method to form alginate microfibers with branched and chained structures by controlling two streams of a sodium alginate solution extruded from a theta-glass capillary (a double-compartmented glass capillary). The two streams have three flow regimes: (i) a...

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Main Authors: Keigo Nishimura, Yuya Morimoto, Nobuhito Mori, Shoji Takeuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/9/6/303