Nanofibers from Natural and Inorganic Polymers via Electrospinning

Abstract

In the present work the formation of nanofibre webs from natural polymers accessible from waste materials and SiO 2 -precursors was studied at environmentally acceptable electro-spinning conditions, thus excluding the use of hazardous organic solvents for the preparation of spinning solutions. For these purposes water-based solutions of S-sulfo-kerateins isolated from wool, chitosan and precondensated tertraethyl orthosilicate were investigated with special regard to their propensity in nanofibre formation.