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Title: Fabrication of Polycaprolactone-Cellulose Acetate Hybrid Electrospun Fiber Blends
Authors: S. Ali
F. Ahmed
A. Khatri
M. Khatri
Keywords: Poly(c-caprolactone)
Cellulose Acetate
Electrospinning
Thermal Stability
Smooth Surface
Issue Date: 8-Mar-2016
Publisher: Taxila: University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila
Citation: Ali, S., Ahmed, F., Khatri, A., & Khatri, M. (2016). Fabrication of Polycaprolactone-Cellulose Acetate Hybrid Electrospun Fiber Blends. University of Engineering and Technology Taxila. Technical Journal, 21(1), 79.
Abstract: Series of Poly(c-caprolactone) (PCL)/Cellulose Acetate(CA) hybrid electrospun fibers mats (EFMs) were prepared via electrospinning process. The EFMs were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), field emission-Scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and water contact angle (WCA) measurements. XPS analysis revealed that the carbon content (%) was gradually decreased and the oxygen content (%) was enhanced steadily with the increasing composition of the CA present in the PCL/CA hybrid EFMs. Better thermal stability of the PCL/CA hybrid EFMs was found in comparison to the neat PCL EFM and the neat CA EFM, as revealed by TGA analysis. The fiber morphology under FE-SEM showed that the surface of EFMs were smooth and beadless. The WCA results revealed that EFMs were hydrophobic. The PCL/CA hybrid EFMs may be used as scaffold in tissue engineering and in other biomaterials where low wetting properties are required.
URI: http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/18823
ISSN: 2313-7770
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