Electrospun biodegradable polymers loaded with bactericide agents

Luís J. del Valle, Lourdes Franco, Ramaz Katsarava, Jordi Puiggalí

1 Laboratory of Synthetic Polymers, Structure and Properties (PSEP), Chemical Engineering Department, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
2 Institute of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Agricultural University of Georgia, 240; David Aghmashenebeli Alley, Tblisi 0159, Georgia

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