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Aqueous-Based Coaxial Electrospinning of Genetically Engineered Silk Elastin Core-Shell Nanofibers
2019/11/27 21:19:18 Zhu, J. X., W. W. Huang, Q. Zhang, S. J. Ling, Y. Chen and D. L. Kaplan
A nanofabrication method for the production of flexible core-shell structured silk elastin nanofibers is presented, based on an all-aqueous coaxial electrospinning process. In this process, silk fibroin (SF) and silk-elastin-like protein polymer (SELP), both in aqueous solution, with high and low viscosity, respectively, were used as the inner (core) and outer (shell) layers of the nanofibers. The electrospinnable SF core solution served as a spinning aid for the nonelectrospinnable SELP shell solution. Uniform nanofibers with average diameter from 301 +/- 108 nm to 408 +/- 150 nm were obtained through adjusting the processing parameters. The core-shell structures of the nanofibers were confirmed by fluorescence and electron microscopy. In order to modulate the mechanical properties and provide stability in water, the as-spun SF-SELP nanofiber mats were treated with methanol vapor to induce beta-sheet physical crosslinks. FTIR confirmed the conversion of the secondary structure from a random coil to beta-sheets after the methanol treatment. Tensile tests of SF-SELP core-shell structured nanofibers showed good flexibility with elongation at break of 5.20% +/- 0.57%, compared with SF nanofibers with an elongation at break of 1.38% +/- 0.22%. The SF-SELP core-shell structured nanofibers should provide useful options to explore in the field of biomaterials due to the improved flexibility of the fibrous mats and the presence of a dynamic SELP layer on the outer surface.
  • Journal: Materials
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 4
  • Pages:
  • ISSN: 1996-1944
  • DOI: 10.3390/ma9040221
  • Year: 2016
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