 To create a polycaprolactone mesh which enables cell activity and seeks to eventually provide an application in the field of tissue engineering toward biomimetic skin graft.

 Spun 4 more meshes  Visited Janelia Farm and used SEM  Changed procedure slightly  Created Timeline

 All 15 wt. % solution using acetic acid as solvent  15 kV  15cm  Used syringe pump (flow rate.02 ml/s) for first three meshes › Now using pipette to reduce beading

Mesh 1, Image a Magnification: µm x µm

Mesh 1, Image b Magnification: µm x µm

Mesh 2, Image a Magnification: µm x µm

Mesh 2, Image b Magnification: µm x µm

 View SEM images of new PCL meshes › Visiting Janelia Farm on March 9  Begin varying voltage of pure PCL  Create chitosan/PCL solution  Begin cell work  Updates › ED › wikipage

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