title: Characterization of chitosan nanofiber fabric by electrospray deposition: electrokinetic and adsorption behavior.
abstract: Cationic biopolymer nanofiber fabrics were prepared from a chitosan/poly(ethylene oxide) blend solution by electrospray deposition. Their electrokinetic properties and DNA adsorption behavior were analyzed as a function of pH. The zeta potential was determined from streaming potential/streaming current measurements. The adsorption of DNA onto the fabrics was investigated by spectrophotoscopy. The adsorption behavior of DNA correlated well with the electrokinetic properties of the fabrics. This revealed that the electrokinetic approach was a useful option for characterization of novel nanofiber assemblies made by the electrostatic spray process. In addition, these results provided fundamental information about chitosan nanofiber fabrics for both biomedical and analytical applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials and International Research Center of Macromolecular Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Mail Box S8-27, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yako
authors.forename: Mie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minagawa
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanioka
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D012474:Salmon
chemical_list: D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D004247:DNA; D048271:Chitosan