title: Fabrication and characterization of electrospun poly(e-caprolactone) fibrous membrane with antibacterial functionality.
abstract: This research study is mainly targeted on fabrication and characterization of antibacterial poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) based fibrous membrane containing silver chloride particles. Micro/nano fibres were produced by electrospinning and characterized with TGA, DSC, SEM and mechanical analysis. It was found that addition of silver particles slightly reduced onset of thermal degradation and increased crystallization temperature of neat PCL. Silver-loaded samples exhibited higher tensile stress and lower strain revealing that the particles behaved as reinforcing agent. Moreover, addition of silver chloride resulted in beaded surface texture and formation of finer fibres as opposed to the neat. Antibacterial properties were tested against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and remarkable biocidal functionalities were obtained with about six logs reduction ofStaphylococcus aureusandEscherichia coliO157:H7.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fiber and Polymer Engineering , Bursa Technical University , Bursa, 16190 , Turkey.
authors.forename: Idris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cerkez
authors.affiliation: Department of Fiber and Polymer Engineering , Bursa Technical University , Bursa, 16190 , Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sezer
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering , Bursa Technical University , Bursa, 16190 , Turkey.
authors.forename: Sukhwinder K
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9352-6479
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhullar
keywords: biodegradable; electrospinning; membranes