Preparation and Characterization of PVA/PVP Nanofibers as Promising Materials for Wound Dressing

Gökmeşe F., Uslu I., AYTİMUR A.

POLYMER-PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING, cilt.52, sa.12, ss.1259-1265, 2013 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 52 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/03602559.2013.814144
  • Dergi Adı: POLYMER-PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1259-1265
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chitosan, Electrospinning, Iodine, Nanofibers, PVA, PVP
  • Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The PVA/PVP, PVA/PVP with 5% and 10% chitosan and PVA/PVP-Iodine fibers were produced via electrospinning technique. Their morphological and chemical characteristics were examined with SEM, TGA, FT-IR, viscometer and four-point probe conductivity measurement apparatus. The addition of chitosan increased the viscosity and the electrical conductivity of the polymer. The increase chitosan contents resulted in the diameters of the fibers smaller than expected. This was attributed to the increase in the viscosity of the solution and the electrical conductivity of the resulting fibers. The DSC results show that iodine was efficiently cross-linked with the polymer, forming an amorphous structure. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.