TY - JOUR
TI - Microstructure and property of regenepercentaged silk fibroin/chitosan nanofibers
AU - Zhao Lei
AU - He Yuan-Fang
AU - Wang Qian-Wen
AU - He Chun-Hui
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2016
VL - 20
IS - 3
SP - 979
EP - 983
PT - Article
AB - Composite silk fibroin/chitosan nanofiber membrane was fabricated by bubbfil  electrospinning. The influence of chitosan content on composite membrane's  microstructure, mechanical property, and the percentage of water-dissolved  were studied experimentally. The result indicated that the crystallinity of  electrospun membrane was enhanced by increasing chitosan concentration. It is  noteworthy that the percentage of water-dissolved was the minimum when the  weight ratio of silk fibroin/chitosan was 70:30. After the composite membrane  treated by the methanol, the percentage of water-dissolved of the nanofiber  membrane decreased significantly. The strength and elongation at break of  composite membrane increased gradually with the increased content of  chitosan. Additionally, the electrospun silk fibroin/chitosan membrane showed  excellent antibacterial property.