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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 4, Issue 62, Pages 33013-33021Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c4ra04581e
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- FEDER funds through the Programa Operacional Fatores de Competitividade - COMPETE
- national funds arranged by FCT-Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia [NANO/NMed-SD/0156/2007, PTDC/CTM-NAN/112574/2009, PEST-C/FIS/UI607/2011, PEST-C/QUI/UIO686/2013]
- Matepro - Optimizing Materials and Processes [NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000037]
- Programa Operacional Regional do Norte, under the Quadro de Referencia Estrategico Nacional (QREN), through the Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) [ON.2 - O Novo Norte]
- COST Action [MP1003]
- European Scientific Network for Artificial Muscles
- Electrospun Nano-fibres for bio inspired composite materials and innovative industrial applications [MP1206]
- New Generation Biomimetic and Customized Implants for Bone Engineering [MP1301]
- FCT [SFRH/BD/82411/2011, SFRH/BD/90215/2012, SFRH/BPD/90870/2012, SFRH/BPD/64958/2009]
- VI National RDi Plan
- Iniciativa Ingenio
- Consolider Program, CIBER Actions
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III with assistance from the European Regional Development Fund
- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad, MINECO [MAT2013-46467-C4-1-R]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PTDC/CTM-NAN/112574/2009, SFRH/BD/90215/2012, NANO/NMed-SD/0156/2007] Funding Source: FCT
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Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) microparticles have been produced by electrospraying as a suitable substrate for tissue engineering applications. The influence of the polymer solution concentration and processing parameters, such as electric field, flow rate and inner needle diameter, on microparticle size and distribution has been studied. Polymer concentration is the most influential parameter on PVDF microparticle formation. Higher concentrations promote the formation of fibers while dilute or semi dilute concentrations favor the formation of PVDF microparticles with average diameters ranging between 0.81 +/- 0.34 and 5.55 +/- 2.34 mu m. Once the formation of microparticles is achieved, no significant differences were found with the variation of other electrospray processing parameters. The electroactive beta-phase content, between 63 and 74%, and the crystalline phase content, between 45 and 55%, are mainly independent of the processing parameters. Finally, MC-3T3-E1 cell adhesion on the PVDF microparticles is assessed, indicating their potential use for biomedical applications.
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