Electrospun blends of natural and synthetic polymer fibers as tissue engineering scaffolds
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1. A fiber comprising an electroprocessed blend of at least one synthetic polymer and at least two natural polymers without crosslinking, wherein one of the at least two natural polymers is elastin or a pro-form of elastin or an elastin-like materials.
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Non-woven fibrous scaffolds made by electrospinning from the synthetic biodegradable polymer such as, for example, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and natural proteins, such as, for example, gelatin (denatured collagen) and elastin and a method of making thereof.
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- 1. A fiber comprising an electroprocessed blend of at least one synthetic polymer and at least two natural polymers without crosslinking, wherein one of the at least two natural polymers is elastin or a pro-form of elastin or an elastin-like materials.
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