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Biopolymer-Based Nanofiber Mats and Their Characterization and Applications
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posted on 2013-10-24, 00:00 authored by Shahrzad Mohammadtalab KhansariDue to environmental and economical concerns, it is of significant interest to substitute synthetic materials with biodegradable products. Specifically, protein-based biomaterials produced as by-product of biofuel production have great potential to be applied in industry. They are cheap, abundant, and sustainable resources for proteins.
The present thesis aims at producing nanofibers from plant-based proteins using 'solution blowing' method.
Produced nanofibers undergo tensile testing to reveal their mechanical properties and two novel theoretical methods are developed to characterize these materials' behavior.
Furthermore, protein-based nanofibers are applied for different applications such as antibacterial agents and carriers for drug delivery.
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Yarin, Alexander L.Department
Mechanical and Industrial EngineeringDegree Grantor
University of Illinois at ChicagoDegree Level
- Doctoral
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Mashayek, Farzad Nicholls, Alan Brezinsky, Kenneth Sinha-Ray, SumanSubmitted date
2013-08Language
- en
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