Cyclodextrin nanofibers by electrospinning

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Oct 7;46(37):6903-5. doi: 10.1039/c0cc01484b. Epub 2010 Jul 26.

Abstract

We have demonstrated that cyclodextrin (CD) (a non-polymeric system) can be electrospun into nanofibers by itself; methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MbetaCD) nanofibers were electrospun and it was observed that the success of the electrospinning of the CD nanofibers strongly depends on (i) type of solvent, (ii) CD solution concentration and (iii) intermolecular interactions between the CD molecules.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electrochemistry
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nanofibers / chemistry*
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Particle Size
  • Solutions
  • Solvents / chemistry
  • Surface Properties
  • X-Ray Diffraction
  • beta-Cyclodextrins / chemistry*

Substances

  • Solutions
  • Solvents
  • beta-Cyclodextrins
  • methyl-beta-cyclodextrin