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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 7, Issue 76, Pages 48054-48057Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c7ra07739d
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- International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of China [2015DFA30550]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11372286]
- Key Project of Science and Technology of the Education Department of Henan Province [15A430047]
- Key Project of International Cooperation of Henan Province [152102410013]
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We have developed a self-reinforcement method, referred to as the solvent-non-solvent method, which optimized the mechanical performance of electrospun (ES) polymeric membranes. It was found that an as-spun polycarbonate (PC) membrane post-treated (immersion) by a mixed solvent composed of 30% solvent and 70% non-solvent achieved simultaneous enhancements in the strength (128%), modulus (296%) and strain at break (88%). Structural investigations and comparisons enabled us to attribute these enhancements to the fusion of junction points between fibers. Furthermore, a post-treated ES polylactic acid (PLA) membrane for tissue engineering exhibited not only enhanced mechanical properties but also improved cell viability and proliferation.
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