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Biodegradable Copolyester Fibers by Solution Electrospinning

Alvaro Iregui¹, Lourdes Irusta^1,*, Loli Martin², Alba González¹

1 POLYMAT, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), P.O. Box 1072. 20080 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
2 Macrobehavior-Mesostructure-Nanotechnology (SGIker), Polytechnic School, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Plaza Europa 1, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

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Journal of Renewable Materials 2015, 3(1), 44-48. https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2014.634128

Received 15 September 2014; Accepted 18 November 2014;

Abstract

In this work, solution electrospinning technique was used to produce biodegradable fi bers using a commercially available polyester (Ecofl ex F Blend C1200). These materials (mats) could be of potential interest in tissue engineering. The effect of polymer concentration and the solvent nature on the obtained morphology was related to the wettability of the mat, characterized by water contact angle measurements. According to the results, the electrospun mats presented water contact angles characteristic of hydrophobic surfaces.

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