Magnetic Halloysite Reinforced Biodegradable Nanofibres: New Challenge for Medical Applications
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | AIP Conf. Proc. 1981, 020074-1–020074-4 |
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| Web | https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5045936 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5045936 |
| Keywords | Nanofibers; Electrospinning;Magnetic halloysite nanotubes;Polycaprolactone;Gelatine |
| Description | The work explores preparation of new biocompatible magnetic halloysite nanotubes (MHNTs) reinforced polycaprolactone/gelatine nanofibres. MHNTs were prepared by mixing halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) with microwavesynthesized magnetic iron oxide particles suspension. Electrospun nanofibres comprising 8 wt % poly e-caprolactone (PCL) and 8 wt % gelatine (Gel) have been prepared by using eco-friendly solvent – acetic acid suitable for medical applications. The content of MHNT in PCL/Gel nanofibres was 6.0 and 9.0 wt %. SEM observations revealed that the addition of both, unmodified and magnetic halloysite, significantly affected the polymer mixture spinnability and fibre diameter; however the uniformity and homogeneity of nanofibres were much better in nanofibres with magnetic halloysite. In addition of improved structure, application of MHNTs to PCL/Gel nanofibres resulted in the formation of soft ferromagnetic materials with good response to magnetic field. |
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