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. 2019 Dec 18;12(1):7. doi: 10.3390/polym12010007

Table 1.

Typical morphology and assembly of natural, synthetic and blended electrospun nanofibers (adapted with permission from [48]).

Composition Natural (Nt) Synthetic (St) Blended
Collagen Poly(vinyl alcohol) Nt + St
Chitosan Poly(ε-caprolactone) Nt + St + Coating
Silk Poly(lactic acid)
Alginate Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
Morphology Solid
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Porous
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Core-Shell
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Assembly Random
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Aligned
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Layered
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Yarn
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Hollow
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Fiber Bundle
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