EDC-Crosslinked Electrospun Silk-Fibroin Fiber Mats

Abstract:

Electrospun Silk-Fibroin (SF) mats were fabricated by electrospinning with regenerated Bombyx mori silk-fibroin/formic acid solutions. After spinning, the water soluble and mechanical properties of pure fibroin nanofibers were poor. So electrospun SF mats were crosslinked with N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC), a low cell cytotoxicity crosslinking agent, and N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS), which can increase the reaction rate. The scanning electron microscope images indicated that the diameter of fibers increased with crosslinking reaction. When EDC/NHS reached to 7.5wt.%, the diameter of fibers achieved the maximum. The mechanical test showed that tensile strength enhanced after crosslinking with EDC/ NHS. While EDC/NHS reached to 7.5wt %, the rupture strength reached to (38.31±5.30) Mpa, and the breaking elongation ratio reached to (182.00±31.27) %. FTIR results showed the the proportion of β-sheet increased while random coil and α-helix decreased after treatment.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 175-176)
• Pages: 170-175
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.175-176.170
• Online since: January 2011
• Authors: Rong Liu, Feng Zhang, Bao Qi Zuo, Huan Xiang Zhang
• Keywords: Crosslink, N-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-Ethylcarbodiimide Hydrochloride (EDC), Silk Fibroin

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