Preparation and characterization of chitosan/Aloe Vera composite nanofibers generated by electrostatic spinning

Journal Article · Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928842· OSTI ID:22488768

Ibrahim, Illani; Sekak, Khairunnadim Ahmad; Hasbullah, Norazurean ^[1]

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1. Center of Physics and Material Studies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor (Malaysia)

Researches on the fabrication of nanostructured based membrane have attracted great attention amongst scientists due to their wide potential applications on medical application. In this work, Chitosan and Aloe Vera sol-gel solution were electrospun using 20 kV DC supply at room temperature. Morphological structure and functional group of nanofibers were characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) respectively. The optimum parameter obtained at 90% concentration of acetic acid, 0.3 ml/h of solution flow rate and 10 cm distance of nozzle to collector. The fiber diameters were analyzed using the ImageJ software. Average diameters of the Chitosan/Aloe Vera composite nanofibers is 183nm in ranges of 140–260nm.

• OSTI ID: 22488768
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1674, Issue 1; Conference: ICASIT2015: International conference on applied sciences and industrial technology, Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia), 24-26 Feb 2015; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ACETIC ACID
ALOE
AMINO ACIDS
CONCENTRATION RATIO
FABRICATION
FIBERS
FIELD EMISSION
FLOW RATE
FOURIER TRANSFORMATION
INFRARED SPECTRA
MEMBRANES
NANOFIBERS
OLIGOSACCHARIDES
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SOL-GEL PROCESS