Creation of Bio-Inspired Fiber Materials and Their Biodegradation

  • Ohkawa, Kousaku (Institute of High Polymer Research, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University) ;
  • Yamamoto, Hiroyuki (Institute of High Polymer Research, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University)
  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

The new method for preparing hybrid fibers from aqueous solution is described. The method is based on interfacial polyionic complexation between the counter-charged polymers. Polysaccharides, chitosan and gellan, and polypeptides, poly(L-lysine) and poly(L-glutamic acid) were utilized as the components of the fibers. The chitosan-gellan and poly(L-lysine)-gellan hybrid fibers exhibited a high level biodegradability.

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