title: Solution blowing of soy protein fibers.
abstract: Solution blowing of soy protein (sp)/polymer blends was used to form monolithic nanofibers. The monolithic fibers were blown from blends of soy protein and nylon-6 in formic acid. The sp/nylon-6 ratio achieved in dry monolithic nanofibers formed using solution blowing of the blend was equal to 40/60. In addition, solution blowing of core-shell nanofibers was realized with soy protein being in the core and the supporting polymer in the shell. The shells were formed from nylon-6. The sp/nylon-6 ratio achieved in dry core-shell fibers was 32/68. The nanofibers developed in the present work contain significant amounts of soy protein and hold great potential in various applications of nonwovens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7022, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinha-Ray
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Yarin
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pourdeyhimi
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002209:Caprolactam / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate / Q000032:analysis; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology / Q000379:methods*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012212:Rheology; D012996:Solutions; D030262:Soybean Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005561:Formates; D011108:Polymers; D012996:Solutions; D030262:Soybean Proteins; C030544:formic acid; C009916:nylon 6; D002209:Caprolactam; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate