Annealing post-drawn polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibers optimizes crystallinity and molecular alignment and enhances mechanical properties and drug release profiles
Matthew D. Flamini, Thamires A. Lima, Kerri Corkum, Nicolas J. Alvarez, Vince Beachley
Abstract
PCL nanofiber crystallinity is significantly increased in all orientations after annealing.
Topics & Concepts
CrystallinityPolycaprolactoneNanofiberAnnealing (glass)Materials scienceComposite materialChemical engineeringPolymerEngineeringElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation