Toughening in electrospun fibrous scaffolds
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Authors
Koh, CT
Oyen, ML
Abstract
jats:pElectrospun scaffolds mimic the microstructure of structural collagenous tissues and have been widely used in tissue engineering applications. Both brittle cracking and ductile failure have been observed in scaffolds with similarly random fibrous morphology. Finite element analysis can be used to qualitatively examine the mechanics of these differing failure mechanisms. The finite element modeling demonstrates that the noncontinuum deformation of the network structure results in fiber bundle formation and material toughening. Such toughening is accommodated by varying fiber properties, including allowing large failure strains and progressive damage of the fibers.</jats:p>
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Keywords
40 Engineering, 4003 Biomedical Engineering
Journal Title
APL Materials
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Journal ISSN
2166-532X
2166-532X
2166-532X
Volume Title
3
Publisher
AIP Publishing
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Sponsorship
The authors acknowledge the support from the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, Khaow
Tonsomboon, Daniel Strange, and Anne Bahnweg.