Journal of Textile Science & Engineering

Gareth R. Williams

Publications

• Research Article
  Chitosan Nanoparticles Self-Assembled from Electrospun Composite Nanofibers
  Author(s): Deng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Jun-he Yang, Xia Wang, Wei Qian and Ying LiDeng-Guang Yu, Gareth R. Williams, Jun-he Yang, Xia Wang, Wei Qian and Ying Li
  
  Molecular self-assembly has been intensively investigated for “bottom-up” nanofabrication in recent years. A strategy that offers simple routes to functional nano-scale objects directly from templates through molecular self- assembly may lead to the development of new advanced materials for nanotechnology. Electrospun nanofibers can be good templates for manipulating molecular self-assembly by virtue of their nanometer confinement effect and the formulation of their components into a composite material. One-dimensional nanofiber composites of hydrophilic polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and chitosan (CS) were successfully prepared through an elevated temperature electrospinning process. Scanning electron and transmission electron microscopy observations indicated that the fibers have an average diameter of 77 ± 11 nm with a homogeneous inner structure. Differential scanning.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-8064.1000107

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