Encapsulation of active agents in electrospun nanofibers/nanowebs

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2013
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Kayaci, Fatma
Aytac, Zeynep
Celebioglu, Asli
Uyar, Tamer
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Fiber Society Spring 2013 Technical Conference
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The Fiber Society
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English
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In this study, we produce functional nanofibers/nanowebs containing active agents such as essential oils, antibacterials, antioxidants, flavors/fragrances via electrospinning technique. The encapsulation of these active agents into electrospun nanofibers/nanowebs was quite possible, however, their stability and/or shelf-life was limited due to their volatile nature. Nevertheless, by forming cyclodextrin inclusion complexes (CD-IC) with these active agents and incorporating CD-IC into electrospun nanofibers/nanowebs, we achieved high temperature stability, slow release and prolonged shelf-life for these active agents. These functional electrospun nanofibers/nanowebs containing active agents can be quite applicable in active food packaging, textiles, biotechnology, etc.

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Antibacterials, Antioxidants, Cyclodextrin, Electrospinning, Essential oils, Flavors, Food packaging, Fragrances, Nanofiber, Textile, Antioxidants, Cyclodextrins, Electrospinning, Essential oils, Flavors, Fragrances, Nanofibers, Packaging machines, Textiles, Active food packaging, Antibacterials, Cyclodextrin inclusion complexes, Electrospinning techniques, Electrospun nanofibers, Food packaging, Functional nanofibers, High temperature stability, Oils and fats
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