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Electrospinning of PEGylated Polyamidoamine Dendrimer Fibers
Materials Science and Engineering C
  • Donald C. Aduba, Jr..
  • Jefferson W. Overlin
  • Chad D. Frierson
  • Gary L. Bowlin
  • Hu Yang, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers have emerged as an important class of nanostructured materials and have found a broad range of applications. There is also an ongoing effort to synthesize higher-complexity structures using PAMAM dendrimers as enabling building blocks. Herein, we report for the first time the fabrication of electrospun nanocomposite fibers composed of dendrimer derivatives, namely PEGylated PAMAM dendrimers, blended with a small amount of high-molecular-weight polyethylene oxide (PEO). Morphological features and mechanical properties of the resulting dendrimer fiber mats were assessed.

Department(s)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Comments
This work was supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation CAREER award ( CBET0954957 ) and National Institutes of Health ( R01EY024072 ).
Keywords and Phrases
  • Dendrimer,
  • Electrospinning,
  • Fast Fourier transform,
  • Nanofiber,
  • PEGylation
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
11-1-2015
Publication Date
01 Nov 2015
PubMed ID
26249580
Citation Information
Donald C. Aduba, Jefferson W. Overlin, Chad D. Frierson, Gary L. Bowlin, et al.. "Electrospinning of PEGylated Polyamidoamine Dendrimer Fibers" Materials Science and Engineering C Vol. 56 (2015) p. 189 - 194 ISSN: 0928-4931
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/hu-yang/21/