Turner, S., & Bhattarai, N., & Kumar, D. (2012, June), From Macromolecule to Nanofiber: Electrospinning Just the Technique for the Job  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21413

\bibitem{asee_peer_21413}
  Turner, S., \& Bhattarai, N., \& Kumar, D. (2012, June), \emph{From Macromolecule to Nanofiber: Electrospinning Just the Technique for the Job}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21413

Sonja Turner, Narayan Bhattarai, and Dhananjay Kumar.  "From Macromolecule to Nanofiber: Electrospinning Just the Technique for the Job".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://strategy.asee.org/21413 Internet.  10 Jul, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21413}
  Sonja Turner, Narayan Bhattarai, and Dhananjay Kumar.
  "From Macromolecule to Nanofiber: Electrospinning Just the Technique for the Job".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://strategy.asee.org/21413 Internet.  10 Jul, 2024

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AB  - From Macromolecule to Nanofiber: Electrospinning Just the Technique forthe JobNarayan Bhattarai1 & Sonja Turner21  North Carolina A&T State University, Department of Chemical and Bioengineering,Greensboro, NC2  Middle Grades Science Teacher, Kernodle Middle School, Greensboro, NCOur main objective is to expose middle school and high school students to different techniquesused by scientists, researchers, bioengineers and engineers that assist doctors and with cuttingedge applications used in tissue regeneration, bone repair, and medical implants for human bodyrepair. Our second objective is to help students understand the importance of differentdisciplines working together.Carbohydrates are one of the four major macromolecules found in living organisms. There aretwo primary components that make up carbohydrates; sugars and starches. The termmacromolecule denotes a large molecule, such as a polymer or protein, consisting of smallerstructural units linked together. The macromolecule of focus in this presentation will be sugar.There is one particular form in which this macromolecule grabs the eyes of youth and adultseverywhere. When this macromolecule is transformed into a fiber like material and color isadded, there is a twinkle in the eyes of carnival goers everywhere. But how is this big moleculetransformed into a stringy fibrous material that appears like a well spun spider web? Furthermorewhat does this have to do with bioengineering, nanoscience, students’ grades 6th-12th graders?There are many kinds of macromolecules that provide scientists with answers to very complexquestions about possible cures and medical benefits.               Researchers, chemists, doctors,bioengineers, engineers, and others work together to find ways to use very large molecules tobenefit those who are injured and or ill with life threatening diseases through drug therapy, drugdelivery, tissue regeneration, and the coating of screws and pins used to fuse broken bones.Scientist has discovered that in order for these macromolecules to be used and of full benefit,they must be transformed into very small molecules that go beyond the vision of the naked eyeas well as what is viewed by using a light microscope. These polymers must be transformed tonano (10-9 meters) scale sized architecture in order for cells to communicate.The purpose of this demonstration is to provide students with a visual of how largemacromolecules can be turned into very small fibers. This demonstration will help studentsassociate something they recognize and enjoy with a technique that is a foundational and a vitallink to cures and healing injuries in the human body. Scientists use the technique, known aselectrospinning, to turn macromolecules into fibrous materials that can be used in drug therapy,tissue regeneration, and bone repair. Electrospinning is currently the only technique that allowsthe fabrication of continuous fibers with diameters down to nanoscale.
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