Sub-micron sized saccharide fibres via electrospinning

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dc.contributor.authorLepe, P.G.T.
dc.contributor.authorTucker, N.
dc.contributor.authorSimmons, L.
dc.contributor.authorWatson, A.J.A.
dc.contributor.authorFairbanks, A.J.
dc.contributor.authorStaiger, M.P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-19T01:19:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-19T01:19:47Z
dc.date.issued2016en
dc.description.abstractIn this work, the production of continuous submicron diameter saccharide fibres is shown to be possible using the electrospinning process. The mechanism for the formation of electrospun polymer fibres is usually attributed to the physical entanglement of long molecular chains. The ability to electrospin continuous fibre from a low molecular weight saccharides was an unexpected phenomenon. The formation of sub-micron diameter “sugar syrup” fibres was observed in situ using highspeed video. The trajectory of the electrospun saccharide fibre was observed to follow that typical of electrospun polymers. Based on initial food grade glucose syrup tests, various solutions based on combinations of syrup components, i.e. mono-, di- and tri-saccharides, were investigated to map out materials and electrospinning conditions that would lead to the formation of fibre. This work demonstrated that sucrose exhibits the highest propensity for fibre formation during electrospinning amongst the various types of saccharide solutions studied. The possibility of electrospinning low molecular weight saccharides into sub-micron fibres has implications for the electrospinability of supramolecular polymers and other biomaterials.en
dc.identifier.citationLepe, P.G.T., Tucker, N., Simmons, L., Watson, A.J.A., Fairbanks, A.J., Staiger, M.P. (2016) Sub-micron sized saccharide fibres via electrospinning. Electrospinning.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1515/esp-2016-0001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/13507
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Mechanical Engineeringen
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 New Zealand (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ)en
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651
dc.subjectelectrospinningen
dc.subjectsaccharidesen
dc.subjectcarbohydratesen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::40 - Engineering::4018 - Nanotechnology::401807 - Nanomaterialsen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::40 - Engineering::4014 - Manufacturing engineering::401413 - Textile technologyen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::40 - Engineering::4016 - Materials engineering::401609 - Polymers and plasticsen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::03 - Chemical Sciences::0303 - Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry::030304 - Physical Chemistry of Materialsen
dc.titleSub-micron sized saccharide fibres via electrospinningen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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