Catechin Encapsulated Antioxidant Electrospun Nanofibers: A Comparative Study between Cyclodextrin Complex Nanofibers and Poly(vinyl alcohol) Nanofibers

dc.authorid0000-0001-6220-6504
dc.authorid0000-0002-3989-4481
dc.authorid0000-0002-9011-4495
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Zehra Irem
dc.contributor.authorTopuz, Fuat
dc.contributor.authorUyar, Tamer
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-12T21:05:04Z
dc.date.available2026-02-12T21:05:04Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentBursa Teknik Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractCatechin is a plant polyphenol with a strong antioxidant effect. However, its use is limited due to its poor water solubility and sensitivity to light and oxygen. Here, catechin could be solubilized by inclusion complexation with cyclodextrin (CD) (CD-IC), and their solutions were electrospun into fibers in the presence and absence of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) to compare the stabilization of catechin for its antioxidant activity. The antioxidant activity of catechin/CD IC nanofibers was also compared to that of the powder form. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis revealed the production of bead-free nanofibers. The successful incorporation of catechin into nanofibers was confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis of catechin C=C bond stretching. Likewise, H-1 NMR spectroscopic analysis revealed the characteristic aromatic protons of catechin. The formation of inclusion complexes was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and dissolution testing by the disappearance of crystalline peaks and rapid fiber dissolution, respectively. Finally, antioxidant testing demonstrated the higher antioxidant activity of polymer-free CD-IC nanofibers.
dc.description.sponsorshipScience Academy's Young Scientist Awards Program (BAGEP)
dc.description.sponsorshipZ.I.Y. thanks TUBITAK-BIDEB for the Ph.D. scholarship. F.T. gratefully acknowledges the support of Science Academy's Young Scientist Awards Program (BAGEP).
dc.identifier.doi10.1021/acsfoodscitech.3c00124
dc.identifier.endpage1143
dc.identifier.issn2692-1944
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85163318338
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage1136
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.3c00124
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/6759
dc.identifier.volume3
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001011077800001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmer Chemical Soc
dc.relation.ispartofAcs Food Science & Technology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260212
dc.subjectantioxidant
dc.subjectcatechin
dc.subjectcyclodextrin
dc.subjectelectrospinning
dc.subjectnanofibers
dc.subjectpoly(vinyl alcohol)
dc.titleCatechin Encapsulated Antioxidant Electrospun Nanofibers: A Comparative Study between Cyclodextrin Complex Nanofibers and Poly(vinyl alcohol) Nanofibers
dc.typeArticle

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