Characterization of nanofibrous scaffolds

We will again discuss our experiment with spider silk. For this experiment we co-electrospun spider silk protein and 1% CNT Aligned nanofibers were generated using MaSpl and 1% CNT. We calculated tensile properties of aligned MaSpl nanofibers with and without CNT. The mechanical properties of fibers were determined by KES-Gl Kawabata micro tensile tester at the 

9 Fiber morphology and diameter distribution of electrospun spider silk. 

7b Tensile properties of aligned MaSpl with and without CNT. 

Further improvement can be made by improving the aligmnent of CNTs within the MaSpl matrix and the alignment of the nanofibrils. A better dispersion of the CNT will facilitate the alignment of the CNT, and the functionalization of the CNT will promote a higher level of bonding between the CNT and the silk matrix. 

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