TY - JOUR
T1 - Fabrication of pure starch fibers by electrospinning
AU - Kong, Lingyan
AU - Ziegler, Gregory R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was funded by the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture, National Competitive Grants Program, National Research Initiative Program 71.1 FY 2007 as grant # 2007-35503-18392. Dr. Floros in the Department of Food Science at Pennsylvania State University is also gratefully acknowledged for providing the clay sample.
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - Many efforts to spin starch fibers are reported in the patent and research literature. All reported spinning methods are dependent upon addition of non-starch components, e.g. other polymers, plasticizers or cross-linkers. In the present study, we demonstrate a method of producing pure starch fibers by an electrospinning technique. This method involves choosing an appropriate solvent for native high amylose starch and spinning on a modified electrospinning setup. Resulting starch fibers have diameters in the order of microns. Coagulation solvent composition can affect the crystallinity of the starch fibers. Post-spinning treatments were employed to increase the crystallinity and cross-link the starch fibers. The novel starch fibers have potential in various applications, e.g. in the food, textile, and biomedical industries.
AB - Many efforts to spin starch fibers are reported in the patent and research literature. All reported spinning methods are dependent upon addition of non-starch components, e.g. other polymers, plasticizers or cross-linkers. In the present study, we demonstrate a method of producing pure starch fibers by an electrospinning technique. This method involves choosing an appropriate solvent for native high amylose starch and spinning on a modified electrospinning setup. Resulting starch fibers have diameters in the order of microns. Coagulation solvent composition can affect the crystallinity of the starch fibers. Post-spinning treatments were employed to increase the crystallinity and cross-link the starch fibers. The novel starch fibers have potential in various applications, e.g. in the food, textile, and biomedical industries.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2013.08.021
DO - 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2013.08.021
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84884708042
VL - 36
SP - 20
EP - 25
JO - Food Hydrocolloids
JF - Food Hydrocolloids
SN - 0268-005X
ER -