Fabrication and characterization of electrospun feather keratin/poly(vinyl alcohol) composite nanofibers

He, Ming; Zhang, Buning; Dou, Yao; Yin, Geping; Cui, Yaodong; Chen, Xunjun

doi:10.1039/c6ra25009b

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“…Kakroodi et al 54 showed that adding a biopolymer such as cellulose leads to increasing tensile modulus and strength of PVA. Also Ming He et al 55 reported increasing keratin amount in PVA solution leads to increasing tensile strength from 5.59 to 6.71 MPa that is close to our results. Choo et al 56 showed that the tensile strength is enhanced with an increase in PVA/CS mass ratio, which could be attributed to intermolecular interactions caused by the hydrogen bonds between hydroxyl oxygen atoms in PVA and NH 2 or OH groups in CS.…”

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confidence: 92%

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Fabrication and characterization of electrospun Plantago major seed mucilage/PVA nanofibers

Golkar

Kalani

Allafchian

et al. 2019

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Electrospinning is a well‐known technique for producing nanofibers using synthetic and natural polymers like mucilage. In this study, Plantago major Mucilage (PMM) was blended with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a nontoxic adding agent, in order to produce electrospun nanofiber. Electrospinning parameters (voltage, tip‐to‐collector distance, feed rate, and PMM/PVA ratio) were optimized and solution properties were analyzed. The morphology of nanofibers was investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET). Mechanical strength of nanofibers was determined, and cell viability on nanofibers was discussed by MTT assay. The results of SEM indicated that the PMM/PVA (50/50) nanofibers obtained with average diameter of 250 nm. Viscosity, electrical conductivity, and surface tension of PMM/PVA solution were 550 Cp, 575 μS/cm, and 47.044 mN/m, respectively. FTIR and XRD results verified the exiting PMM in produced nanofibers and no chemical reaction between PMM and PVA. Improvement in mechanical strength and cell viability of nanofibers by adding PMM to PVA nanofibers indicated the potential application of PMM‐based nanofibers for medical and food industries. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019, 136, 47852.

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Section: Tensile Strengthsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…showed that adding a biopolymer such as cellulose leads to increasing tensile modulus and strength of PVA. Also Ming He et al . reported increasing keratin amount in PVA solution leads to increasing tensile strength from 5.59 to 6.71 MPa that is close to our results.…”

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Fabrication and characterization of electrospun Plantago major seed mucilage/PVA nanofibers

Golkar

Kalani

Allafchian

et al. 2019

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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“…The % crystallinity of CF was found to be 24. This fact is supported by earlier research [36]. From the fig.…”

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“…The FTIRspectra of the nanofiber samples were recorded with an infrared spectrometer using Agilent Technologies 6000 series for a wavenumber from 4000 to 650 cm -1 (Ming He et al,2017).…”

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FABRICATION OF NANOFIBRES BY ELECTROSPINNING USING KERATIN FROM WASTE CHICKEN FEATHERS, PVA AND AgNPs

Madapally

Pandimadevi

2019

Int J Pharm Pharm Sci

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Objective: To prepare and characterise keratin from chicken feathers (CF), collected from the slaughter house, and to blend with poly vinly alcohol (PVA) and biosynthesised silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and to convert into nanofibers by an elctrospinning process. Methods: The extraction of keratin from chicken feathers was done by sodium m-bisulphite. The solution was subjected to ammonium sulphate precipitation to separate keratin. The nanoparticles was synthesised using tridax procumbens. The isolated keratin and PVA was mixed in the ration 0f 50:50 with 1 ml of biosynthesised nanoparticles was blended and made into nanofibres by electrospinning technique. Results: The precipitated protein was analysed using FT-IR analysis confirming the presence of β-keratin in the sample isolated from chicken feathers and the concentration of keratin was estimated to be 1.85 g/ml. PVA solution with 4% w/v had the best film forming ability. The solution containing keratin, PVA and silver nanoparticles was prepared in various proportions. These solutions when subjected to electrospinning, fibrous network was observed in 50:50 (PVA: Keratin) ratio with 1 ml of synthesised silver nanoparticle solution. Hydrogen bonding between keratin and PVA indicated in the XRD analysis showed successful film forming of the nanofiber, the DSC analysis also showed similar results as the obtained peak was at 214 °C which is in between the characteristic heat degradation temperature of both the keratin and PVA. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) showed high thermal stability as the complete degradation of the nanofiber was observed at 420 °C. Incorporation of metal nanoparticles by herbal approach using tridax procumbens in the nanofibers provided the antimicrobial properties. The nanofibres obtained by electrospinning process appeared stable and continous for solutions containing no more than 50% wt of CF. The average diameter of the nanofibres increased as the CF content increased. Conclusion: Keratin isolated from the waste chicken feathers impregnated with biosyntheised silver nanoparticles using tridax procumbens and PVA can be converted into nanofibers by electrospinning process. Thus, the biocomposite nano fibers are shown as a novel eco-friendly material that must be adequately applied in the development of green composites for the biomedical applications such as wound dressings.

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“…The amide I band is known to be especially sensitive to any conformational changes in the secondary structure of proteins [33]. Thus, the absorption bands of the amide I band are shown in Figure 4, where the predominant absorption band at ≈1650 cm −1 is characteristic of the α-helical structure, and the bands between 1610-1633 cm −1 and 1675-1695 cm −1 can be attributed to β-sheet and β-turn structures, respectively [26,36,37]. The calculated peak areas of the corresponding structures are summarized in Table 1.…”

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Plasticization of Cottonseed Protein/Polyvinyl Alcohol Blend Films

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The use of waste plant protein obtained from underutilized and non-food-producing plants may be a promising strategy in the development of bioactive packaging. A series of blend films were prepared by casting from cottonseed protein (CP) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and modified with different plasticizers. The morphology, structure, and crystallinity of each of the blend films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. CP and PVA were found to be compatible in the appropriate ratios, and the CP/PVA blend films were partially crystalline. We compared the effects that four plasticizers, i.e., glycerol, triethanolamine (TEA), ethylene glycol, and polyethylene glycol, had on the performance of the CP/PVA blend films. Plasticizers altered the degree of interaction between CP and PVA, which changed the secondary structure of the CP but had little effect on the crystallinity of CP/PVA blend films. Among the different plasticizers tested, TEA was the most efficient at improving the elongation at the break, tensile strength, and oxygen barrier properties of the CP/PVA blend films. Such CP/PVA blend films plasticized using TEA can, therefore, be considered emerging and promising plastics for potential applications in food packaging and flower planting applications.

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Fabrication and characterization of electrospun feather keratin/poly(vinyl alcohol) composite nanofibers

Abstract: We have fabricated random and aligned feather keratin (FK)/PVA composite nanofibers through an electrospinning process. The morphology, molecular interactions, crystallization behavior, and tensile properties of the nanofibers were investigated.

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Fabrication and characterization of electrospun Plantago major seed mucilage/PVA nanofibers

Fabrication and characterization of electrospun Plantago major seed mucilage/PVA nanofibers

FABRICATION OF NANOFIBRES BY ELECTROSPINNING USING KERATIN FROM WASTE CHICKEN FEATHERS, PVA AND AgNPs

Plasticization of Cottonseed Protein/Polyvinyl Alcohol Blend Films

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