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Recent publications
1. | Silva M.J.♦, Dias Y.J.♦, Zaszczyńska A., Kołbuk-Konieczny D., Kowalczyk T., Sajkiewicz P.Ł., Yarin A.♦, Three-phase bio-nanocomposite natural-rubber-based
microfibers reinforced with cellulose nanowhiskers
and 45S5 bioglass obtained by solution blow spinning, JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, ISSN: 0021-8995, DOI: 10.1002/app.54661, Vol.140, No.45, pp.e54661-1-18, 2023 Abstract: Aiming at biomedical applications, the present work developed a new bio-nanocomposite fibrous mat based on natural rubber (NR) reinforced with 45S5 bioglass particles (BG) and cellulose nanowhiskers (CNW), which reveals excellent mechanical properties, good biocompatibility and bioactivity properties. bioactive particles,cellulose nanowhiskers,fibrous mat bio-nanocomposite,natural rubber Affiliations:
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2. | Silva M.J.♦, Dias Y.J.♦, Zaszczyńska A., Rojas Robles J.♦, Abiade J.♦, Kowalczyk T., Kołbuk-Konieczny D., Sajkiewicz P., Yarin A.L.♦, Biocomposite-based fibrous scaffolds of natural rubber/polyhydroxybutyrate blend reinforced with 45S5 bioglass aiming at biomedical applications, Polymer Composites, ISSN: 0272-8397, DOI: 10.1002/pc.27839, pp.1-21, 2023 Abstract: The solution blow spinning technique was used to fabricate a new biocomposite fibrous mat consisting of natural rubber (NR) and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) bioblend, with various loads of 45S5 bioglass (BG) particles. According to SEM analysis, NR fibers exhibited ribbon-like morphologies, whereas the addition of PHB resulted in improved fiber formation and a reduction in their diameter. In NR-PHB/BG biocomposites with varying BG loadings, typical thermal degradation events of PHB (stage i) and NR (stage ii) were observed. In comparison with pure PHB, the TG/DTG curves of NR-PHB/BG specimens revealed a lower stage i degradation peak. Such an outcome is possibly due to the fact that PHB in the NR-PHB fibers is located predominantly at the surface, that is, PHB is more susceptible to thermal degradation. The NR-PHB/BG biocomposite possessed an increased stiffness due to the addition of PHB and BG, resulting in an increased stress and a decreased strain at rupture compared to the pure NR and NR-PHB mats. DMA analysis revealed two well-defined regions, above and below the glass transition temperature (Tg), for the storage modulus (E') of the NR-PHB/BG specimens. The values of E' were in both regions for NR-PHB/BG specimens increased at higher BG content. The measured tanδ = E″/E' was used to determine the Tg value for all specimens, with Tg found to be in the −49 to −46°C range. Finally, NR-PHB/BG biocomposite fibrous were proven noncytotoxic by in-vitro testing on fibroblasts. These biocomposites enhanced cell growth, holding great promise for tissue engineering applications. Keywords:45S5 bioglass, biocomposite fibrous mat, biomedical applications, natural rubber, polyhydroxybutyrate, solution blow spinning Affiliations:
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