Random nanofibers

Fig. 1 Nanofibrous architectures created by electrospinning (a) random nanofibers, (b) porous nanofibers, (c) core-shell nanofibers, (d) aligned nanofibers (e) nano-yam, (f) hollow nanotubes...

Xie JW et al (2010) Aligned-to-random nanofiber scaffolds for mimicking the structure of the tendon-to-bone insertion site. Nanoscale 2(6) 923-926... 

Figure 9.6 Scaffolds of radially aligned nanofibers for dura mater repair. (a,b) Fluorescence micrographs showing the migration of dura fibroblasts on scaffolds made of (a) radially aligned nanofibers and (b) random nanofibers, seven days post seeding of the cells at the peripheries of the scaffolds. Radial alignment induced almost complete...

Fig. 8 Nerve cells adjust their adhesion and migration to the corresponding structure, as seen here on random (a, c) and aligned (b, d) cells, (a, b) SEM pictures of PCL nanofibers where gioma cells adhered and followed the fiber alignment (see asterisk in b). (c, d) Motion cell-tracking 20 individual trajectories were traced manually after a total tracking period of 36 h. Scale bars (a, b) 10 pm. Reprinted, with permission, from [178] copyright (2009) Mary Ann Liebert...

Quochi, F., Cordelia, F., Orru, R., Communal, J.E., Verzeroli, P., Mura, A., Bongiovanni, G., Andreev, A., Sitter, H. and Sariciftci, N.S. (2004) Random laser action in self-organized para-sexiphenyl nanofibers grown by hot-wall epitaxy. Applied Physics Letters, 84, 4454-6. 

Fig. 6 Cell alignment and ECM production on polyurethane films (top), aligned nanofibers middle), and randomly oriented nanofibers (bottom) (a). Cell proliferation (b), collagen I production (c), and mechanical properties (d) of aligned and randomly oriented scaffolds [115]...

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