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http://dx.doi.org/10.5764/TCF.2011.23.4.227

Effect of Ethanol/water Solvent Ratios on the Morphology of Zein Nanofiber Mats and their Wettability  

Choi, Jin-Hyun (Department of Advanced Organic Materials Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Young-Hwa (Department of Advanced Organic Materials Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
Yeum, Jeong-Hyun (Department of Advanced Organic Materials Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
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Textile Coloration and Finishing / v.23, no.4, 2011 , pp. 227-232 More about this Journal
Abstract
Zein is a hydrophobic protein produced from maize and has great potential in a number of industrial applications, such as food, food coating and food packaging. To obtain suitable electrospinning conditions for thinner and uniform zein nanofiber mats, a series of experiments was conducted on various volume ratios (v/v) of ethanol/water solutions with different zein concentrations. The prepared zein nanofiber mats were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy and contact angle measurements. Uniform zein fibers with a average diameter in the nanometer scale (300~500 nm) could be prepared from 30 wt.% zein in 7/3 (v/v) ethanol/water solutions.
Keywords
electrospinning; nanofiber mats; zein; solvent ratio; wettability;
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