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Table 1 The morphological properties of the single and core/shell electrospun mats

From: Nylon-6/chitosan core/shell antimicrobial nanofibers for the prevention of mesh-associated surgical site infection

Nanofibrous Scaffold

Feed rate (μL min−1)

Mean diameter (nm)

Density (Ints.μm−2)

Porosity (%)

PA6-PHMB

8.0

181 ± 22

4.05 ± 1.5

90 ± 3.2

CS-5CLO8Q

8.0

210 ± 31

1.83 ± 0.6

80 ± 4.5

PA6-PHMB/CS-5CLO8Q*

2.5/5.0

270 ± 68

1.56 ± 0.5

80 ± 4.4

Nylon-6 (PA6)

8.0

88 ± 11

1.54 ± 0.6

90 ± 1.8

Chitosan (CS)

8.0

101 ± 12

1.08 ± 0.3

91 ± 2.3

  1. Electrospinning was carried out at 22 kV potential (+ 18/− 4 kV), from a needle tip-to-collector distance of 20 cm, using a rotating collector at 500 rpm *Core/shell nanofibers
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Journal of Nanobiotechnology

ISSN: 1477-3155

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