TY  - JOUR
A1  - Thielke, Michael W.
A1  - Secker, Christian
A1  - Schlaad, Helmut
A1  - Theato, Patrick
T1  - Electrospinning of Crystallizable Polypeptoid Fibers
JF  - Macromolecular rapid communications
N2  - A unique fabrication process of low molar mass, crystalline polypeptoid fibers is described. Thermoresponsive fiber mats are prepared by electrospinning a homogeneous blend of semicrystalline poly(N-(n-propyl) glycine) (PPGly; 4.1 kDa) with high molar mass poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO). Annealing of these fibers at approximate to 100 degrees C selectively removes the PEO and produces stable crystalline fiber mats of pure PPGly, which are insoluble in aqueous solution but can be redissolved in methanol or ethanol. The formation of water-stable polypeptoid fiber mats is an important step toward their utilization in biomedical applications such as tissue engineering or wound dressing.
KW  - biomaterials
KW  - crystallization
KW  - electrospinning
KW  - polypeptoids
KW  - thermoresponsive
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.201500502
SN  - 1022-1336
SN  - 1521-3927
VL  - 37
SP  - 100
EP  - 104
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -