Iron oxide - poly(m-anthranilic acid)-poly(ϵ-caprolactone) electrospun composite nanofibers: fabrication and properties

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Authors

  • Keziban Huner
  • Baran Sarac
  • Eray Yüce
  • Amir Rezvan
  • Matej Micusik
  • Maria Omastova
  • A. Sezai Sarac

Organisational units

External Organisational units

  • Department of Chemistry
  • Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science
  • Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
  • Polymer Science and Technology

Abstract

The inclusion of iron and carboxylic acid-functionalized polyaniline into polymeric polycaprolactone structures is expected to enhance the electron-donating ability which in turn increases the compound conductivity and may induce reversible redox chemistry, allowing them to be used in electrochemical immunosensors. Iron oxide-containing poly(m-anthranilic acid) (P3ANA)–polycaprolactone (PCL) composite nanofibers were electrospun and investigated by structural, morphological, chemical composition, and electrochemical analyses. The findings confirm that blending polymers of different characteristics and ratios improves morphologic homogeneity and electrical (impedimetric) properties. Frequency-dependent electrochemical investigation using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy shows remarkable changes in the percentage of polymer contents, particularly when Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 are present. The modifications in the chemical state of the samples confirmed by the C–O and C[double bond, length as m-dash]O peaks are analyzed by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Hence, this study presents a new composite structure, iron (in two forms) P3ANA/PCL composite nanofibers, and the assessment of their intrinsic properties enabling the discovery of possible application fields in biomedical and sensor applications.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)394-406
Number of pages13
JournalMolecular Systems Design and Engineering
Volume8.2023
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Dec 2022