Novel fibers fabricated directly from chitin solution and their application as wound dressing

Yao Huang; Zibiao Zhong; Bo Duan; Lina Zhang; Zixuan Yang; Yanfeng Wang; Qifa Ye

doi:10.1039/C4TB00098F

Novel fibers fabricated directly from chitin solution and their application as wound dressing

Yao Huang,^a Zibiao Zhong,^b Bo Duan,^a Lina Zhang,*^a Zixuan Yang,^b Yanfeng Wang^b and Qifa Ye^b

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^a Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
E-mail: zhangln@whu.edu.cn, linazhangwhu@gmail.com
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^b Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Institute of Hepatobiliary Diseases of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Abstract

For the first time, pure chitin fibers with relatively high strength, lustrous surface and circular cross section were spun directly from chitin solution dissolved in an NaOH–urea aqueous system with freezing. Subsequently, chitin nonwoven fabrics were constructed from the fresh wet fibers by hot pressing, and tested as wound dressings, showing excellent ability to accelerate healing, owing to the retainment of the intrinsic α-chitin structure.

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The article was received on 16 Jan 2014, accepted on 05 Mar 2014 and first published on 06 Mar 2014

Article type: Communication

DOI: 10.1039/C4TB00098F

Citation: J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014,2, 3427-3432

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Novel fibers fabricated directly from chitin solution and their application as wound dressing

Y. Huang, Z. Zhong, B. Duan, L. Zhang, Z. Yang, Y. Wang and Q. Ye, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2, 3427
DOI: 10.1039/C4TB00098F
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