Effect of Parameters on Fiber Diameters and the Morphology of Hybrid Electrospun Cellulose Acetate/Chitosan/Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Nanofibers

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1 Department of Food Science and Technology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Mashhad, I.R. IRAN

2 Department of Food Science, Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, I.R. IRAN

Abstract

Electrospun NanoFibers (ENFs) were fabricated from the mixture of Cellulose Acetate (CA), chitosan (CHI), and poly (ethylene oxide) using an acetic acid solution. The impact of CA/CHI ratio (0.5, 1, 1.5 wt %), CHI/PEO ratio (1, 1.5, 2 wt%), Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) (0, 1.5, 3% w/w) and ammonium oxalate (3%, w/w) on the diameter, tensile strength, elongation, and porosity of the ENFs were optimized using Response Surface Methodology-Central Composite Rotatable Design (RSM-CCRD). The results revealed that ENFs were formed of non-woven fibers with a maximum diameter of 113 nm. Second-order polynomial models with high R2 values (0.996–0.99) were developed using Cubic analysis. The optimum condition was identified to be at the compounded level of CA/CHI 1.5 wt%, CHI/PEO 1 wt%, and SDS 3% (w/v). At the best point, the diameter, surface tension, elongation, and porosity of the fabricated ENFs were 96.07 nm, 0.054 N/mm2, 13.09 mm, and 52.29 respectively.

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Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Volume 41, Issue 8 - Serial Number 118
August 2022
Pages 2537-2547

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