Schematic illustrating the procedure of converting a 2D nanofiber mat into a cylinder-shaped nanofiber scaffold (IMAGE)

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Schematic illustrating the procedure of converting a 2D nanofiber mat into a cylinder-shaped nanofiber scaffold

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Schematic illustrating the procedure of converting a 2D nanofiber mat into a cylinder-shaped nanofiber scaffold with (a) a hollow tube-shaped mold for a cylindrical shape and (b) a customized scaffold for a tube shape. The photographs (c) represent the different scaffold that can be created with different mold shapes.

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Jingwei Xie

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