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    Electrospinning Process and Structure Relationship of Biobased Poly(butylene succinate) for Nanoporous Fibers

    Year: 2018

    Journal: ACS Omega, Volume 3, MAY, page 5547–5557

    Authors: Cooper, Connor J.; Mohanty, Amar K.; Misra, Manjusri

    Organizations: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canada [400320]; Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science (MRIS) Ontario Research Fund, Research Excellence Program Round-7 (ORF-RE07) [052644, 052665, 052850]

    Biobased poly(butylene succinate) (BioPBS) was electrospun to create hierarchical, highly porous fibers. Various grades of BioPBS were dissolved in one of the three solutions: chloroform, a co-solvent system of chloroform/N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF), or chloroform/dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). These solutions were then electrospun at room temperature to produce nanoporous micron-sized fibers. The variables investigated were the solvent system used, grade of BioPBS, concentration of BioPBS, applied voltage, and the distance between the electrodes. In determining the optimal solution and electrospinning conditions, it was found that solution properties such as the solvent system, the grade of BioPBS, and the concentration of BioPBS had a significant effect on the fiber morphology. A chloroform/DMSO cosolvent system resulted in less bead defects among fibers compared to those produced from chloroform/DMF systems, regardless of the BioPBS grade. An increase in BioPBS concentration resulted in the reduction of bead defects, which at 15 (% w/v) resulted in bead-free uniform fibers. Increasing BioPBS concentration also increased the porosity of the fibers while reducing the pore size. Dynamic mechanical analysis showed that the reduction of bead defects resulted in increased tensile strength and Young's modulus of the electrospun fibrous nonwoven mat. The results of this study show that electrospun BioPBS fibers have high porosity at the micro-and nanoscale, resulting in a hierarchical structure that has sufficient mechanical properties for potential applications in wound healing and soft tissue engineering.
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