Electrospun biopolymer fibers are utilized in a wide variety of industries such as tissue engineering, sensors, drug delivery, membrane filtration, and protective membranes. The biopolymer chitosan, the partially
- Award ID(s):
- 1704435
- PAR ID:
- 10171031
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Materials Chemistry B
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 35
- ISSN:
- 2050-750X
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 5328 to 5335
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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