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  • Title: Recent advances in electrospun protein fibers/nanofibers for the food and biomedical applications.
    Author: Rostami M, Beheshtizadeh N, Ranjbar FE, Najafi N, Ahmadi A, Ahmadi P, Rostamabadi H, Pazhouhnia Z, Assadpour E, Mirzanajafi-Zanjani M, Kisomi MF, Kharazmi MS, Jafari SM.
    Journal: Adv Colloid Interface Sci; 2023 Jan; 311():102827. PubMed ID: 36584601.
    Abstract:
    Electrospinning (ES) is one of the most investigated processes for the convenient, adaptive, and scalable manufacturing of nano/micro/macro-fibers. With this technique, virgin and composite fibers may be made in different designs using a wide range of polymers (both natural and synthetic). Electrospun protein fibers (EPF) shave desirable capabilities such as biocompatibility, low toxicity, degradability, and solvolysis. However, issues with the proteins' processibility have limited their widespread utilization. This paper gives an overview of the features of protein-based biomaterials, which are already being employed and has the potential to be exploited for ES. State-of-the-art examples showcasing the usefulness of EPFs in the food and biomedical industries, including tissue engineering, wound dressings, and drug delivery, provided in the applications. The EPFs' future perspective and the challenge they pose are presented at the end. It is believed that protein and biopolymeric nanofibers will soon be manufactured on an industrial scale owing to the limitations of employing synthetic materials, as well as enormous potential of nanofibers in other fields, such as active food packaging, regenerative medicine, drug delivery, cosmetic, and filtration.
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