JOURNAL ARTICLE

Chitosan-coated electrospun nanofibers with antibacterial activity

Florence CroisierPierre SibretChristine C. Dupont‐GillainM. GenetChristophe DetrembleurChristine Jérôme

Year: 2015 Journal:   Journal of Materials Chemistry B Vol: 3 (17)Pages: 3508-3517   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Charged poly(ε-caprolactone)-based nanofibers electrospun in the presence of a methacrylic random or block copolymer were layer-coated with chitosan providing efficient bactericidal membranes.

Keywords:
Nanofiber Chitosan Electrospinning Materials science Copolymer Chemical engineering Buffer (optical fiber) Fiber Polymer chemistry Layer (electronics) Composite material Polymer

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Topics

Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Biomaterials
Conducting polymers and applications
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Polymers and Plastics
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
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