Preparation of Biopolymer Fibers Using Electrospinning from Room Temperature Ionic Liquids

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Viswanathan, Gunaranjan
Murugesan, Saravanababu
Pushparaj, Victor
Nalamasu, Omkaram
Ajayan, Pulickel M.
Linhardt, Robert J.
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2006-02-01
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ENG
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Biology , Chemistry and chemical biology , Chemical and biological engineering , Biomedical engineering
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Electrospinning is a versatile process used to prepare micro- and nano- sized fibers from various polymers dissolved in volatile solvents. In this report, cellulose and cellulose-heparin composite fibers are prepared from nonvolatile room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) solvents by electrospinning. RTILs are extracted from the biopolymer fiber after the fiber formation using a cosolvent. Micron to nanometer sized, branched fibers were obtained from 10% (w/w) concentration of polysaccharide biopolymer in RTIL solution with an applied voltage of 15-20 kV. Cellulose-heparin composite fibers showed anticoagulant activity, demonstrating that the bioactivity of heparin remained unaffected even on exposure to a high voltage involved in electrospinning.
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Biomacromolecules, 7, 415-418
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Preparation of Biopolymer Fibers Using Electrospinning from Room Temperature Ionic Liquids, G. Viswanathan, S. Murugesan, V. Pushparaj, O. Nalamasu, P. M. Ajayan and R. J. Linhardt, Biomacromolecules, 7, 415-418, 2006.
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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15257797
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