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Electrospinning of keratin/poly(ethylene oxide)blend nanofibers
Author(s) -
Aluigi A.,
Varesano A.,
Montarsolo A.,
Vineis C.,
Ferrero F.,
Mazzuchetti G.,
Tonin C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.25623
Subject(s) - electrospinning , materials science , nanofiber , ethylene oxide , differential scanning calorimetry , polymer , fibroin , scanning electron microscope , chemical engineering , composite material , polymer chemistry , silk , copolymer , physics , thermodynamics , engineering
Research on the electrospinning of nanofibers has increased in recent years because of the number of potential applications in different areas, ranging from technical textiles (e.g., filters, composite reinforcements, and protective fabrics) to biomedical commodities and devices such as bandages, membranes, bioactive surfaces, and porous substrates for tissue engineering, for which biocompatible polymers play an essential role. In this work, wool keratin/poly(ethylene oxide) nanofibers were electrospun from aqueous solutions of polymer blends under different operating conditions. The filaments were characterized with scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared, and differential scanning calorimetry analyses and compared with films of the same materials produced via casting with the aim of investigating structural changes due to the electrospinning process. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 104: 863–870, 2007