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Xinhua Zong

Bio: Xinhua Zong is an academic researcher from Stony Brook University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Crystallinity & Crystallization. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 19 publications receiving 4245 citations. Previous affiliations of Xinhua Zong include State University of New York System.

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01 Jul 2002-Polymer
TL;DR: In this paper, an electrospinning method was used to fabricate bioabsorbable amorphous poly( d, l -lactic acid) (PDLA) and semi-crystalline poly( l-lactic acids) (PLLA) nanofiber non-woven membranes for biomedical applications.

1,779 citations

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TL;DR: Electrospinning is used to fabricate biodegradable non-woven poly(lactide)- and poly(glycolide)-based scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering applications and concludes that engineered cardiac tissue structure and function can be modulated by the chemistry and geometry of the provided nano- and micro-textured surfaces.

632 citations

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TL;DR: The selection of suitable chemical compositions in conjunction with the non-invasive electrospinning process is useful in the production of a new kind of biodegradable scaffolds suitable for different biomedical applications such as cell storage and delivery as well as prevention of post-surgical adhesion.

545 citations

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TL;DR: Electrospun poly(glycolide-co-lactide) biodegradable nanofiber membranes possessed very high surface area to volume ratios and were completely noncrystalline with a relatively lowered glass transition temperature, which led to very different structure, morphology, and property changes during in vitro degradation, which were examined systematically.

262 citations

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01 Aug 2003-Polymer
TL;DR: In this paper, microstructure, morphology and texture of electrospun poly(glycolide-co-lactide) (GA/LA: 90:10, PLA10GA90) non-woven membranes were investigated after post-draw and thermal treatments to tailor the degradation and mechanical properties.

213 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review is presented on the researches and developments related to electrospun polymer nanofibers including processing, structure and property characterization, applications, and modeling and simulations.

6,987 citations

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TL;DR: This review presents an overview of the electrospinning technique with its promising advantages and potential applications, and focuses on varied applications of electrospun fibers in different fields.

3,932 citations

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TL;DR: Electrospinning is a highly versatile method to process solutions or melts, mainly of polymers, into continuous fibers with diameters ranging from a few micrometers to a few nanometers, applicable to virtually every soluble or fusible polymer.
Abstract: Electrospinning is a highly versatile method to process solutions or melts, mainly of polymers, into continuous fibers with diameters ranging from a few micrometers to a few nanometers. This technique is applicable to virtually every soluble or fusible polymer. The polymers can be chemically modified and can also be tailored with additives ranging from simple carbon-black particles to complex species such as enzymes, viruses, and bacteria. Electrospinning appears to be straightforward, but is a rather intricate process that depends on a multitude of molecular, process, and technical parameters. The method provides access to entirely new materials, which may have complex chemical structures. Electrospinning is not only a focus of intense academic investigation; the technique is already being applied in many technological areas.

3,833 citations

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TL;DR: This review summarizes the most recent and state of the art work in electrospinning and its uses in tissue engineering and drug delivery and its ability to fabricate fibers with diameters on the nanometer size scale.

2,872 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, structural, thermal, crystallization, and rheological properties of PLA are reviewed in relation to its converting processes, including extrusion, injection molding, injection stretch blow molding and casting.

2,293 citations