Fabrication and Characterization of Electrospun Cactus Mucilage Nanofibers

Fabrication and Characterization of Electrospun Cactus Mucilage Nanofibers

This work seeks to fabricate, optimize, and characterize nanofibers of cactus Opuntia ficus-indica mucilage and Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) by electrospinning. Mucilage is a neutral mixture of sugars produced by cactus and PVA is a non-toxic, water-soluble, synthetic polymer, which is widely used as...

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Main Author:	Pais, Yanay
Format:	Others
Published:	Scholar Commons 2011
Subjects:	electrospin nopal Opuntia ficus-indica polyvinyl alcohol prickly pear American Studies Arts and Humanities Electrical and Computer Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Online Access:	http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3279 http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4474&context=etd

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