Table 1.
Characterization of Aligned Fiber Diameter with Increasing Concentrations of Paclitaxel.
| Expected Paclitaxel Loading (%) |
Paclitaxel Loading Efficiency |
Actual Paclitaxel Loading (%) |
Fiber Diameter (µm ± STD) |
Fiber Alignment (° ± STD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (PLA) | N/A | 0 | 1.41 ± 0.29 | 4.79 ± 4.36 |
| 0.05 | 0.394 | 0.02 | 1.56 ± 0.45 | 3.21 ± 2.47 |
| 0.10 | 0.424 | 0.04 | 1.39 ± 0.37 | 7.56 ± 6.84 |
| 0.50 | 0.507 | 0.25 | 1.50 ± 0.51 | 6.32 ± 3.83 |
| 1.00 | 0.582 | 0.58 | 1.36 ± 0.43 | 2.32 ± 1.99 |
| 5.00 | 0.652 | 3.26 | 1.44 ± 0.41 | 4.45 ± 4.16 |