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Some aspects of the design and applications of nanohoneycomb and nanofiber array structures

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Simple, inexpensive, reproducible nanofabrication techniques for nanohoneycomb and nanofiber array structures (NFASs) are reported. The resulting nanostructures can be deployed in diverse applications, including biological, medical, and industrial products.

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This research was supported by the LG Yonam Foundation, Korea.

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  1. NSCS Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Republic of Korea, 790–784

    W. Hwang, H. Park, J. Kim, J. Park, J. H. Jeon, D. Kim, D. Kim, S. Kim, K. Lee, T. **g & S. Lee

  2. FEEL Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Republic of Korea, 790–784

    K. H. Lee

  3. Department of Endocrinology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 131–701

    J. H. Cho

  4. Department of Mechanical engineering, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon, Yongin, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea, 446–701

    D. Choi

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Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 17–52, January-February, 2011.

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Hwang, W., Lee, K.H., Park, H. et al. Some aspects of the design and applications of nanohoneycomb and nanofiber array structures. Mech Compos Mater 47, 11–36 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-011-9184-z

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