title: Bioinspired multicompartmental microfibers from microfluidics.
abstract: Bioinspired multicompartmental microfibers are generated by novel capillary microfluidics. The resultant microfibers possess multicompartment body-and-shell compositions with specifically designed geometries. Potential use of these microfibers for tissue-engineering applications is demonstrated by creating multifunctional fibers with a spatially controlled encapsulation of cells.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Fuyin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Luoran
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Zhuoying
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Yuanjin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yongping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhongze
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D032701:Biomimetics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008422:Materials Testing; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008904:Miniaturization; D013784:Textiles
keywords: bioinspired materials; cell-encapsulation; core-shell structures; hydrogels; microfibers; microfluidics; tissue engineering