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Biofunctionalized Nanofibers Using Arthrospira (Spirulina) Biomass and Biopolymer

Electrospun nanofibers composed of polymers have been extensively researched because of their scientific and technical applications. Commercially available polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and polyhydroxybutyrate-co-valerate (PHB-HV) copolymers are good choices for such nanofibers. We used a highly integra...

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Autores principales: de Morais, Michele Greque, Stillings, Christopher, Dersch, Roland, Rudisile, Markus, Pranke, Patrícia, Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira, Wendorff, Joachim
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4312563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25667931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/967814
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author de Morais, Michele Greque
Stillings, Christopher
Dersch, Roland
Rudisile, Markus
Pranke, Patrícia
Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira
Wendorff, Joachim
author_facet de Morais, Michele Greque
Stillings, Christopher
Dersch, Roland
Rudisile, Markus
Pranke, Patrícia
Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira
Wendorff, Joachim
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description Electrospun nanofibers composed of polymers have been extensively researched because of their scientific and technical applications. Commercially available polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and polyhydroxybutyrate-co-valerate (PHB-HV) copolymers are good choices for such nanofibers. We used a highly integrated method, by adjusting the properties of the spinning solutions, where the cyanophyte Arthrospira (formally Spirulina) was the single source for nanofiber biofunctionalization. We investigated nanofibers using PHB extracted from Spirulina and the bacteria Cupriavidus necator and compared the nanofibers to those made from commercially available PHB and PHB-HV. Our study assessed nanofiber formation and their selected thermal, mechanical, and optical properties. We found that nanofibers produced from Spirulina PHB and biofunctionalized with Spirulina biomass exhibited properties which were equal to or better than nanofibers made with commercially available PHB or PHB-HV. Our methodology is highly promising for nanofiber production and biofunctionalization and can be used in many industrial and life science applications.
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spelling pubmed-43125632015-02-09 Biofunctionalized Nanofibers Using Arthrospira (Spirulina) Biomass and Biopolymer de Morais, Michele Greque Stillings, Christopher Dersch, Roland Rudisile, Markus Pranke, Patrícia Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira Wendorff, Joachim Biomed Res Int Research Article Electrospun nanofibers composed of polymers have been extensively researched because of their scientific and technical applications. Commercially available polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and polyhydroxybutyrate-co-valerate (PHB-HV) copolymers are good choices for such nanofibers. We used a highly integrated method, by adjusting the properties of the spinning solutions, where the cyanophyte Arthrospira (formally Spirulina) was the single source for nanofiber biofunctionalization. We investigated nanofibers using PHB extracted from Spirulina and the bacteria Cupriavidus necator and compared the nanofibers to those made from commercially available PHB and PHB-HV. Our study assessed nanofiber formation and their selected thermal, mechanical, and optical properties. We found that nanofibers produced from Spirulina PHB and biofunctionalized with Spirulina biomass exhibited properties which were equal to or better than nanofibers made with commercially available PHB or PHB-HV. Our methodology is highly promising for nanofiber production and biofunctionalization and can be used in many industrial and life science applications. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-01-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4312563/ /pubmed/25667931 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/967814 Text en Copyright © 2015 Michele Greque de Morais et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Biofunctionalized Nanofibers Using Arthrospira (Spirulina) Biomass and Biopolymer
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