Development of non-woven nanofibers of egg albumen-poly (vinyl alcohol) blends: Influence of solution properties on morphology of nanofibers

Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 654-661

  Rathna, Gundloori Venkata Naga ^a   Jog, Jyoti Prakash ^a   Gaikwad, Anil Bhikaji ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

biocompatibility; biodegradable; blends; nanotechnology; proteins

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE; BIOMATERIAL APPLICATION; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BLENDS; EGG ALBUMEN; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GLOBULAR PROTEINS; LARGE AGGLOMERATE; MICRO-PARTICLES; NON-WOVEN; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; POLYMER CONTENT; POLYMER-POLYMER INTERACTION; SOLUTION PROPERTY; SOLUTION VISCOSITY; VINYLALCOHOL;

AGGLOMERATION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NANOFIBERS; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINNING (FIBERS); VISCOSITY; WEAVING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79960132257     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2011.34     Document Type: Article

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