Uyar, TamerNur, Y.Hacaloglu, J.Besenbacher, F.2016-02-082016-02-0820091361-6528http://hdl.handle.net/11693/22749Electrospinning of nanofibers with cyclodextrin inclusion complexes (CD-ICs) is particularly attractive since distinct properties can be obtained by combining the nanofibers with specific functions of the CD-ICs. Here we report on the electrospinning of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanofibers containing cyclodextrin-menthol inclusion complexes (CD-menthol-ICs). These CD-menthol-IC functionalized nanofibers were developed with the purpose of producing functional nanofibers that contain fragrances/flavors with high temperature stability, and menthol was used as a model fragrance/flavor material. The PMMA nanofibers were electrospun with CD-menthol-ICs using three type of CD: α-CD, β-CD, and γ-CD. Direct pyrolysis mass spectrometry (DP-MS) studies showed that the thermal evaporation of menthol occurred over a very high and a broad temperature range (100-355 °C) for PMMA/CDmenthol-IC nanowebs, demonstrating the complexation of menthol with the CD cavity and its high temperature stability. Furthermore, as the size of CD cavity increased in the order α-CD<β-CD<γ-CD, the thermal evolution of menthol shifted to higher temperatures, suggesting that the strength of interaction between menthol and the CD cavity is in the order γ-CD>β-CD>α-CD. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd.EnglishBroad temperature rangesElectrospunFunctionalizedHigh-temperature stabilitiesHigher temperaturesInclusion complexesPolies (methylmethacrylate)PolymethylmethacrylatePyrolysis mass spectrometriesThermal evolutionsElectrospinningEstersMass spectrometryNanofibersThermal evaporationData storage equipmentcyclodextrinmentholnanofiberpoly(methyl methacrylate)mentholnanoparticlearticlechemical interactionhigh temperaturemass spectrometrypriority journalchemistryscanning electron microscopytemperatureultrastructureX ray diffractionCyclodextrinsMass SpectrometryMentholMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningNanoparticlesPolymethyl MethacrylateTemperatureX-Ray DiffractionArticle10.1088/0957-4484/20/12/125703