Characterisation and Production of Ultrafine Fiber
This research focuses on fabrication of biodegradable fiber for biomedical application via melt spinning method. The biomaterials studied include phosphate based glasses, polylactic acid (PLA), polyethyelene glycol (PEG), polypropylene carbonate (PPC) and curcumin
This research focuses on fabrication of biodegradable fiber for biomedical application via melt spinning method. The biomaterials studied include phosphate based glasses, polylactic acid (PLA), polyethyelene glycol (PEG), polypropylene carbonate (PPC) and curcumin
* All images are taken by (Sharifah Imihezri
Phosphate based glass fiber (40-60 microns) degraded in phosphate buffered saline (PBS). From left to right: degradation at day 1 , 3 and 7.
* All images are taken by (Sharifah Imihezri
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Melt spinning process is a simple and convenient approach of converting raw material into fiber of micronscale. This technique is also commonly used in a large scale in the industry. Our lab has been successfully producing continuous microscale fiber.
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