08-06-2017 дата публикации
Номер: US20170157571A1
Novel electrospun nanofibers and nanofibrous membranes, methods of manufacturing the same, and methods of using the same are provided. The nanofibers include a cactus mucilage, such as mucilage from -. An organic polymer can be added to the cactus mucilage before electrospinning. The nanofibrous membranes can be used in water filtration. 1. A method of producing an electrospun nanofiber , comprising:forming an electrospinning solution comprising a cactus mucilage and an organic polymer; andelectrospinning the electrospinning solution to form the electrospun nanofibril.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein forming the electrospinning; solution comprises:dissolving the cactus mucilage in a first solvent to form a first solution;dissolving the organic polymer in a second solvent to form a second solution; andcombining the second solution and the first solution to form the electrospinning solution.3Opuntia ficusindica. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the cactus mucilage is -(Ofi) mucilage.4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the organic polymer is polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the organic polymer is PVA claim 1 , chitosan claim 1 , polyethylene glycol (PEG) claim 1 , or poly lactic acid (PLA).6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first solvent comprises acetic acid claim 2 , and wherein the second solvent is water.7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein electrospinning; the solution comprises electrospinning the solution in an electric field of from about 1.5×10V/m to about 3.5×10V/m.8. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the electrospinning solution comprises the organic polymer and the cactus mucilage present in a ratio of either 70:30 or 50:50 (polymer:mucilage).9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the cactus mucilage has a linear repeating chain of (1→4)-linked β-D-galacturonic acid and an α(1→2)-linked L-rhamnose with trisaccharide side chains of β(1→6)-linked D-galactose ...
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