title: Electrospun starch nanofibers: Recent advances, challenges, and strategies for potential pharmaceutical applications.
abstract: Electrospun starch nanofibers have high porosity, extremely high specific surface area, and biocompatible, biodegradable, and bioabsorbable properties. As a result, starch nanofibers have great potential in pharmaceutical applications, including drug delivery, wound dressing, and tissue engineering. Here, we summarize and review the recent developments in the synthesis of electrospun starch fibers from common starch, modified starch, and hybrids with other polymers. Moreover, the challenges and strategies for the fabrication and application of starch fibers in pharmaceutical applications are presented.
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China. Electronic address: liuguodongwx@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Guodong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhengbiao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China. Electronic address: hongyan@jiangnan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
authors.forename: Caiming
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001458:Bandages; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D013213:Starch / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D023822:Tissue Engineering
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011108:Polymers; D013213:Starch
keywords: Drug delivery; Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Starch; Tissue engineering; Wound dressing