Publication detail

Multifunctional Electrospun Nanofibers Based on Biopolymer Blends and Magnetic Tubular Halloysite for Medical Applications

KHUNOVÁ, V. PAVLIŇÁK, D. ŠAFAŘÍK, I. ŠKRÁTEK, M. ONDREÁŠ, F.

Original Title

Multifunctional Electrospun Nanofibers Based on Biopolymer Blends and Magnetic Tubular Halloysite for Medical Applications

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Tubular halloysite (HNT) is a naturally occurring aluminosilicate clay with a unique combination of natural availability, good biocompatibility, high mechanical strength, and functionality. This study explored the effects of magnetically responsive halloysite (MHNT) on the structure, morphology, chemical composition, and magnetic and mechanical properties of electrospun nanofibers based on polycaprolactone (PCL) and gelatine (Gel) blends. MHNT was prepared via a simple modification of HNT with a perchloric-acid-stabilized magnetic fluid–methanol mixture. PCL/Gel nanofibers containing 6, 9, and 12 wt.% HNT and MHNT were prepared via an electrospinning process, respecting the essential rules for medical applications. The structure and properties of the prepared nanofibers were studied using infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and electron microscopy (SEM, STEM) along with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), magnetometry, and mechanical analysis. It was found that the incorporation of the studied concentrations of MHNT into PCL/Gel nanofibers led to soft magnetic biocompatible materials with a saturation magnetization of 0.67 emu/g and coercivity of 15 Oe for nanofibers with 12 wt.% MHNT. Moreover, by applying both HNT and MHNT, an improvement of the nanofibers structure was observed, together with strong reinforcing effects. The greatest improvement was observed for nanofibers containing 9 wt.% MHNT when increases in tensile strength reached more than two-fold and the elongation at break reached a five-fold improvement.

Keywords

magnetic; halloysite; nanotubes; nanofibers; biopolymer; polycaprolactone; gelatine; electrospinning

Authors

KHUNOVÁ, V.; PAVLIŇÁK, D.; ŠAFAŘÍK, I.; ŠKRÁTEK, M.; ONDREÁŠ, F.

Released

9. 11. 2021

Publisher

MDPI

ISBN

2073-4360

Periodical

Polymers

Year of study

13

Number

22

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

15

Pages count

15

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/22/3870

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/203102

BibTex

@article{BUT173237,
  author="Viera {Khunová} and David {Pavliňák} and Ivo {Šafařík} and Martin {Škrátek} and František {Ondreáš}",
  title="Multifunctional Electrospun Nanofibers Based on Biopolymer Blends and Magnetic Tubular Halloysite for Medical Applications",
  journal="Polymers",
  year="2021",
  volume="13",
  number="22",
  pages="1--15",
  doi="10.3390/polym13223870",
  issn="2073-4360",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/22/3870"
}