TiTania nanoparTicles DopeD elecTrospun MeMbranes
Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, vol.69, no.1, pp.347-352, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 69 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2024
- Doi Number: 10.24425/amm.2024.149100
- Journal Name: Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Metadex, Directory of Open Access Journals, Civil Engineering Abstracts
- Page Numbers: pp.347-352
- Keywords: Electrospinning, electrospun membranes, fouling, polyacrylonitrile, titania nanoparticles
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Electrospun membranes exhibit very promising properties, such as high surface area, high surface area-to-pore volume ratio, high pore interconnectivity, and uniform pore distribution. Nanoparticles are a promising alternative for improving the properties of the electrospun membranes. Titania nanoparticles, which are stable, resistant, and non-toxic, have various applications including water treatment, sensors, food additive and cosmetics. Due to the high hydrophilicity of titania nanoparticles, membrane fouling is reduced in titania nanoparticles doped membranes. Titania nanoparticle doped polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanocomposite electrospun membranes were prepared by electrospinning method in this work. Compared to bare PAN electrospun membranes 0.05% titania nanoparticles doped electrospun membranes have thinner nanofibers, higher hydrophilicity and almost 2 times lower bovine serum albumin adsorption, which shows lower fouling tendency.