| Title |
Investigation of the possibility of forming nanofibres with potato starch / |
| Authors |
Šukytė, Jurgita ; Adomavičiūtė, Erika ; Milašius, Rimvydas |
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| Is Part of |
Fibres and textiles in Eastern Europe.. Łódź : Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres. 2010, vol. 18, iss. 5, p. 24-27.. ISSN 1230-3666. eISSN 2300-7354 |
| Keywords [eng] |
electrospinning ; nanofibre ; PVA ; potato starch |
| Abstract [eng] |
In this paper nanofibres were formed from PVA solution with potato starch and a small amount of ethanol. Due to the previous study, it was determined that with the addition of ethanol (30 wt.%) in the solution, it is possible to form bicomponent PVA/cationic starch (75/25 wt.%) nanofibres. Preparation of a procedure using cationic starch was quite difficult, and therefore a high quantity of ethanol was also not desirable. In this study the influence of simple potato starch (which is used in the food industry) and a low quantity of ethanol on the formation of nanofibres was analysed. The results showed that with a 5 wt.% amount of potato starch it is impossible to form nanofibres by the electrospinning process. However, when a 5 wt.% amount of ethanol is added to the PVA solution, it was possible to form nonwoven material from nanofibres. It was confirmed that even a small amount of ethanol has a significant positive influence on the electrospinning process but not a positive influence on the nanofibres and web structure. |
| Published |
Łódź : Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2010 |
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