The Effect of Surface Modification of Aligned Poly-L-Lactic Acid Electrospun Fibers on Fiber Degradation and Neurite Extension

Nicholas J. Schaub; Clémentine Le Beux; Jianjun Miao; Robert J. Linhardt; Johan G. Alauzun; Danielle Laurencin; Ryan J. Gilbert

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136780

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The Effect of Surface Modification of Aligned Poly-L-Lactic Acid Electrospun Fibers on Fiber Degradation and Neurite Extension

Nicholas J. Schaub,

Affiliations Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America
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Clémentine Le Beux,

Affiliation Institut Charles Gerhardt de Montpellier, UMR 5253, CNRS-UM-ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, CC 1701, Place E. Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier cedex 05, France
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Jianjun Miao,

Affiliations Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America
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Robert J. Linhardt,

Affiliations Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America
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Johan G. Alauzun,

Affiliation Institut Charles Gerhardt de Montpellier, UMR 5253, CNRS-UM-ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, CC 1701, Place E. Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier cedex 05, France
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Danielle Laurencin,

Affiliation Institut Charles Gerhardt de Montpellier, UMR 5253, CNRS-UM-ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, CC 1701, Place E. Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier cedex 05, France
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Ryan J. Gilbert

* E-mail: gilber2@rpi.edu

Affiliations Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180–3590, United States of America
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The Effect of Surface Modification of Aligned Poly-L-Lactic Acid Electrospun Fibers on Fiber Degradation and Neurite Extension

Nicholas J. Schaub,
Clémentine Le Beux,
Jianjun Miao,
Robert J. Linhardt,
Johan G. Alauzun,
Danielle Laurencin,
Ryan J. Gilbert

Published: September 4, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136780

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