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Electrospun Poly(ethylene Terephthalate)/Silk Fibroin Composite for Filtration Application

. 2021 Jul 29 ; 13 (15) : . [epub] 20210729

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2/0135/19 Agentúra Ministerstva Školstva, Vedy, Výskumu a Športu SR
2/0055/20 Agentúra Ministerstva Školstva, Vedy, Výskumu a Športu SR
18-0420 Agentúra na Podporu Výskumu a Vývoja
19-0250 Agentúra na Podporu Výskumu a Vývoja
2017/07 SAS-MOST JRP

In this study, fibrous membranes from recycled-poly(ethylene terephthalate)/silk fibroin (r-PSF) were prepared by electrospinning for filtration applications. The effect of silk fibroin on morphology, fibers diameters, pores size, wettability, chemical structure, thermo-mechanical properties, filtration efficiency, filtration performance, and comfort properties such as air and water vapor permeability was investigated. The filtration efficiency (FE) and quality factor (Qf), which represents filtration performance, were calculated from penetration through the membranes using aerosol particles ranging from 120 nm to 2.46 μm. The fiber diameter influenced both FE and Qf. However, the basis weight of the membranes has an effect, especially on the FE. The prepared membranes were classified according to EN149, and the most effective was assigned to the class FFP1 and according to EN1822 to the class H13. The impact of silk fibroin on the air permeability was assessed. Furthermore, the antibacterial activity against bacteria S. aureus and E. coli and biocompatibility were evaluated. It is discussed that antibacterial activity depends not only on the type of used materials but also on fibrous membranes' surface wettability. In vitro biocompatibility of the selected samples was studied, and it was proven to be of the non-cytotoxic effect of the keratinocytes (HaCaT) after 48 h of incubation.

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