Proteins and electrospun fibers have several advantages that make them preferable for biomedical applications. Plant proteins such as wheat gluten, zein and soyproteins are readily available and less immunogenic than animal proteins, such as collagen. Soyproteins have shown to be biocompatible and suitable for medical applications. However, soyproteins do not dissolve in common solvents used for electrospinning and therefore there are no reports on developing 100% electrospun soyprotein fibers. Due to their structure, soyproteins are expected to have better water stability than plant proteins such as zein and gliadin. This paper will report a new method of producing electrospun fibers from 100% soyproteins. The effect of various electrospinning conditions on the properties of the electrospun fibers and the water stability and in vitro cytocompatibility will be evaluated.

Electrospun fibers from 100% soyproteins for biomedical applications

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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