Fabrication and Characterization of Ferulated Water-Extractable Arabinoxylan Electrospun Nanofibers

The present study reported, for the first time, the fabrication and characterization of electrospun nanofibers based on arabinoxylans (AXs) alone. The Fourier transform infrared spectrum of ferulated water-extractable AXs recovered from wheat endosperm confirmed the molecule identity. The carbon and...

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Main Authors: Manuel Robles-Ceceña, Agustín Rascón-Chu, Valeria Miranda-Arizmendi, Alexel J. Burgara-Estrella, Santos J. Castillo, Roberto Mora-Monroy, Francisco Brown-Bojorquez, Jaime Lizardi-Mendoza, Amir D. Maldonado-Arce, Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan
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Agustín Rascón-Chu
Valeria Miranda-Arizmendi
Alexel J. Burgara-Estrella
Santos J. Castillo
Roberto Mora-Monroy
Francisco Brown-Bojorquez
Jaime Lizardi-Mendoza
Amir D. Maldonado-Arce
Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan
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Jaime Lizardi-Mendoza
Amir D. Maldonado-Arce
Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan
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description The present study reported, for the first time, the fabrication and characterization of electrospun nanofibers based on arabinoxylans (AXs) alone. The Fourier transform infrared spectrum of ferulated water-extractable AXs recovered from wheat endosperm confirmed the molecule identity. The carbon and oxygen signals in X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS) were recorded for this molecule. The AXs had weight-average molar mass, intrinsic viscosity, radius of gyration, and hydrodynamic radius values of 769 kDa, 4.51 dL/g, 55 nm, and 31 nm, respectively. The calculated AX characteristic ratio and persistence length were 10.7 and 3.2 nm, respectively, while the Mark–Houwink–Sakurada α and K constants were 0.31 and 9.4, respectively. These macromolecular characteristics indicate a molecular random coil structure in the polysaccharide. Using aqueous acetic acid 50% (<i>v</i>/<i>v</i>) as a solvent favored the Taylor cone establishment and the fabrication of electrospun nanofibers. The morphology of nanofibers was revealed by scanning electron microscopy images. Atomic force microscopy analysis of AX nanofibers exposed the material deposition in layers; these nanofibers had an average diameter of 177 nm. These nanofibers could be used as advanced biomaterials for biomedical applications such as wound dressing.
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spelling doaj-art-e76654b3e5df4bbb924af3e56e12f03c2025-08-20T03:16:36ZengMDPI AGPolysaccharides2673-41762025-04-01623210.3390/polysaccharides6020032Fabrication and Characterization of Ferulated Water-Extractable Arabinoxylan Electrospun NanofibersManuel Robles-Ceceña0Agustín Rascón-Chu1Valeria Miranda-Arizmendi2Alexel J. Burgara-Estrella3Santos J. Castillo4Roberto Mora-Monroy5Francisco Brown-Bojorquez6Jaime Lizardi-Mendoza7Amir D. Maldonado-Arce8Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan9Research Center for Food and Development (CIAD, AC), Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazaran Rosas No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo 83304, MexicoResearch Center for Food and Development (CIAD, AC), Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazaran Rosas No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo 83304, MexicoResearch Center for Food and Development (CIAD, AC), Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazaran Rosas No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo 83304, MexicoDepartment of Physics Research, University of Sonora, Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio, S/N, Hermosillo 83000, MexicoDepartment of Physics Research, University of Sonora, Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio, S/N, Hermosillo 83000, MexicoDepartment of Physics Research, University of Sonora, Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio, S/N, Hermosillo 83000, MexicoDepartment of Polymers, University of Sonora, Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio, S/N, Hermosillo 83000, MexicoResearch Center for Food and Development (CIAD, AC), Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazaran Rosas No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo 83304, MexicoDepartment of Physics, University of Sonora, Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio, S/N, Hermosillo 83000, MexicoResearch Center for Food and Development (CIAD, AC), Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazaran Rosas No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo 83304, MexicoThe present study reported, for the first time, the fabrication and characterization of electrospun nanofibers based on arabinoxylans (AXs) alone. The Fourier transform infrared spectrum of ferulated water-extractable AXs recovered from wheat endosperm confirmed the molecule identity. The carbon and oxygen signals in X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS) were recorded for this molecule. The AXs had weight-average molar mass, intrinsic viscosity, radius of gyration, and hydrodynamic radius values of 769 kDa, 4.51 dL/g, 55 nm, and 31 nm, respectively. The calculated AX characteristic ratio and persistence length were 10.7 and 3.2 nm, respectively, while the Mark–Houwink–Sakurada α and K constants were 0.31 and 9.4, respectively. These macromolecular characteristics indicate a molecular random coil structure in the polysaccharide. Using aqueous acetic acid 50% (<i>v</i>/<i>v</i>) as a solvent favored the Taylor cone establishment and the fabrication of electrospun nanofibers. The morphology of nanofibers was revealed by scanning electron microscopy images. Atomic force microscopy analysis of AX nanofibers exposed the material deposition in layers; these nanofibers had an average diameter of 177 nm. These nanofibers could be used as advanced biomaterials for biomedical applications such as wound dressing.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4176/6/2/32ferulated arabinoxylanschain conformationelectrospinningnanofibersstructure–function relationship
spellingShingle Manuel Robles-Ceceña
Agustín Rascón-Chu
Valeria Miranda-Arizmendi
Alexel J. Burgara-Estrella
Santos J. Castillo
Roberto Mora-Monroy
Francisco Brown-Bojorquez
Jaime Lizardi-Mendoza
Amir D. Maldonado-Arce
Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan
Fabrication and Characterization of Ferulated Water-Extractable Arabinoxylan Electrospun Nanofibers
Polysaccharides
ferulated arabinoxylans
chain conformation
electrospinning
nanofibers
structure–function relationship
title Fabrication and Characterization of Ferulated Water-Extractable Arabinoxylan Electrospun Nanofibers
title_full Fabrication and Characterization of Ferulated Water-Extractable Arabinoxylan Electrospun Nanofibers
title_fullStr Fabrication and Characterization of Ferulated Water-Extractable Arabinoxylan Electrospun Nanofibers
title_full_unstemmed Fabrication and Characterization of Ferulated Water-Extractable Arabinoxylan Electrospun Nanofibers
title_short Fabrication and Characterization of Ferulated Water-Extractable Arabinoxylan Electrospun Nanofibers
title_sort fabrication and characterization of ferulated water extractable arabinoxylan electrospun nanofibers
topic ferulated arabinoxylans
chain conformation
electrospinning
nanofibers
structure–function relationship
url https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4176/6/2/32
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