title: Effect of vapor-phase glutaraldehyde crosslinking on electrospun starch fibers.
abstract: In this work, we have proven that starch nanofibrous membranes with high tensile strength, water stability and non-cytotoxicity can be produced by electrospinning of starch solution and post-treatment with GTA in vapor phase. GTA vapor phase crosslinking plays a key role in forming water-stable nanofiber membrane and improving the mechanical properties. Comparing with non-crosslinked starch fibers, the crosslinked fibers are increased by nearly 10 times in tensile strength. The crosslinked starch fibrous membranes are non-cytotoxic. They may find applications in the fields of tissue engineering, pharmaceutical therapy and medical.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China. Electronic address: wwy-322@126.com.
authors.forename: Wenyu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
authors.forename: Yonghao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
authors.forename: Chengzhang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
authors.forename: Hongjie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3216, Australia.
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004355:Drug Stability; D004560:Electricity; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D005976:Glutaral / Q000737:chemistry*; D013213:Starch / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014835:Volatilization; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014867:Water; D013213:Starch; D005976:Glutaral
keywords: Crosslinking; Electrospinning; Glutaraldehyde; Mechanical property; Starch fiber; Vapor phase