Fabrication and characterisation of electrospun Polycaprolactone/Polysuccinimide composite meshes

The following manuscript presents the first attempt to fabricate and characterise electrospun polycaprolactone/poly(succinimide) composite meshes. While each material has its own advantages, a mesh could provide further options in wide diverse application spectrum of fibrous membranes. Polycaprolactone is well-known polymer with excellent mechanical properties resistance against most chemicals. On other hand, poly(succinimide) an easily modifiable that functionalisation system, giving rise new perhaps better alternative solutions, for example sensors field. Additionally, as both polymers are biocompatible biodegradable system be especially advantageous option environmental biomedical fields well. Three different meshes were produced by utilizing three electrospinning configurations: a. Electrospun layered meshes, b. Co-electrospun c. Blend Physical-chemical (Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Spectrometry, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Fluorescence Water Contact Angle), well characterisation, performed validating proof concept Furthermore, PCL/PSI proved mechanically stronger they exhibited almost double loading capacities when compared PSI only Wettability studies on hand addition component will decrease water contact angle therefore make wettability nature more favourable applications.