The electrospinning of xanthan gum: from solution to nanofiber formation

Elhamalsadat Shekarforoush

Technical University of Denmark,

Elhamalsadat Shekarforoush received her Bachelor and Master certifications from Shiraz University and University Putra Malaysia, respectively. After that she enrolled as PhD researcher student under the supervision of Ioannis S. Chronakis in Nano-Bio group at Technical University of Denmark in February 2015. She is already working on functional biopolymer Nanostructures for bioengineering applications. 

Abstract

The interest on electrospinning of individual polysaccharides has been growing in the last years. Xanthan gum, an extracellular heteropolysaccharide produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris, has been largely used and... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Elhamalsadat Shekarforoush (Technical University of Denmark,)
  2. Ana Carina Loureiro Mendes (Technical University of Denmark,)
  3. Ioannis S. Chronakis (Technical University of Denmark,)

Topic Area

Nanofabrication, nanoprocesing & nanomanufacturing

Session

OS2b-1 » Nanofabrication, nanoprocesing and nanomanufacturing (16:50 - Thursday, 19th October, Room 1)

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