A biocompatible artificial tendril with a spontaneous 3D Janus multi-helix-perversion configuration
Yingchun Su, Mehmet Berat Taskin, Mingdong Dong, Xiaojun Han, Flemming Besenbacher, Menglin Chen
Abstract
Through side-by-side electrospinning, Janus microfibers were transformed into 3D multi-helix-perversion microstructures due to the mismatch strain achieving Janus cellular patterning.
Topics & Concepts
JanusPerversionHelix (gastropod)Materials scienceBiocompatible materialTendrilMicrofiberNanotechnologyComposite materialBiomedical engineeringEngineeringBiologySnailPsychologyEcologyBotanyPsychoanalysisElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsPickering emulsions and particle stabilization