Bioinspired multicompartmental microfibers from microfluidics.

Cheng, Yao; Zheng, Fuyin; Lu, Jie; Shang, Luoran; Xie, Zhuoying; Zhao, Yuanjin; Chen, Yongping; Gu, Zhongze · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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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.

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