Publications by authors named "Shixiong Kang"

This study presents a glucose biosensor based on electrospun core-sheath nanofibers. Two types of film were fabricated using different electrospinning procedures. Film F1 was composed solely of core-sheath nanofibers fabricated using a modified coaxial electrospinning process.

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  • Modern material engineering focuses on effectively converting raw materials into functional products, with this study exploring zein (plant protein) and lipids from egg yolk to create drug-loaded nanoparticles.
  • The researchers developed hybrid nanoparticles (HNPs) using modified coaxial electrospraying and compared them to traditional monolithic nanocomposites (MNCs) made with Tamoxifen citrate, an anticancer drug.
  • HNPs exhibited superior drug release characteristics, maintaining a sustained release of the drug compared to MNCs, due to their unique core-shell structure and the influence of the lipid shell on release dynamics.
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In nature, the combination of composition, structure, and shape determines the matter's functional performance to a large extent. Inspired by which, two electrospun Janus nanofiber formulations were created using side-by-side electrospinning in this work. Tamoxifen citrate (TAM) was used as a model drug and ethyl cellulose (EC) and polyvinylpyrrolidone K60 (PVP) as the polymer carrier matrices.

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As a new kind of water pollutant, antibiotics have encouraged researchers to develop new treatment technologies. Electrospun fiber membrane shows excellent benefits in antibiotic removal in water due to its advantages of large specific surface area, high porosity, good connectivity, easy surface modification and new functions. This review introduces the four aspects of electrospinning technology, namely, initial development history, working principle, influencing factors and process types.

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Although electrospun nanofibers are expanding their potential commercial applications in various fields, the issue of energy savings, which are important for cost reduction and technological feasibility, has received little attention to date. In this study, a concentric spinneret with a solid Teflon-core rod was developed to implement an energy-saving electrospinning process. Ketoprofen and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) were used as a model of a poorly water-soluble drug and a filament-forming matrix, respectively, to obtain nanofibrous films via traditional tube-based electrospinning and the proposed solid rod-based electrospinning method.

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