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Flexible poly(styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene) hybrid nanofibers for bioengineering and water filtration applications |
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| Authors: | Huseyin Avci Esra Akkulak Hazal Gergeroglu Hamed Ghorbanpoor Onur Uysal Ayla Eker Sariboyaci Bahar Demir Merve Nur Soykan Suat Pat Reza Mohammadigharehbagh Ceren Özel Ahmet Cabuk Fatma Do?an Güzel |
| Affiliation: | 1. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey;2. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
AvciBio Research Group, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey;3. AvciBio Research Group, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey Department of Nanotechnology and Nanoscience, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey;4. AvciBio Research Group, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey;5. Cellular Therapy and Stem Cell Research Center (ESTEM), Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey AvciBio Research Group, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey;6. Cellular Therapy and Stem Cell Research Center (ESTEM), Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey;7. Department of Physics, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey;8. Department of Physics, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey Department of Physics, Islamic Azad University, Urmia Branch, Urmia, Iran;9. Department of Biotechnology and Biosafety, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey;10. AvciBio Research Group, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey |
| Abstract: | Among the thermoplastic elastomers that play important roles in the polymer industry due to their superior properties, styrene-based species and polyurethane block copolymers are of great interest. Poly(styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene) (SEBS) as a triblock copolymer seems to have the potential to meet many demands in different applications due to various industrial requirements where durability, biocompatibility, breaking elongation, and interfacial adhesion are important. In this study, the SEBS triblock copolymer was functionalized with natural (Satureja hortensis, SH) and synthetic (nanopowder, TiO2) agents to obtain composite nanofibers by electrospinning and electrospraying methods for use in biomedical and water filtration applications. The results were compared with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composite nanofibers, which are commonly used in these fields. Here, functionalized SEBS nanofibers exhibited antibacterial effect while at the same time improving cell viability. In addition, because of successful water filtration by using the SEBS composite nanofibers, the material may have a good potential to be used comparably to TPU for the application. |
| Keywords: | biocompatibility nanofiber poly (styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene) (SEBS) polyurethane (TPU) water filtration |