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Electrospun biocomposite nanofibers of ulvan/PCL and ulvan/PEO
Novel fibrous biocomposites comprising ulvan, a sulfated polysaccharide
extracted from the green seaweed Ulva rigida, and either
polycaprolactone or polyethylene oxide were successfully prepared using
the electrospinning technique. The morphology and the chemical
composition of the nanofibers were characterized using SEM and FT-IR
analyses. Ulvan was found to incorporate well with the co-electrospun
biocompatible polymers, conferring on the collective properties of these
materials. Such nanofibrous matrices represent potentially useful
materials in the biomedical sector as tissue engineering scaffolds,
wound dressings, or drug delivery systems. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals,
Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015, 132, 42153