Dogan, DenizKaraduman, F. RabiaHorzum, NesrinMetin, Ayşegül Ülkü2025-01-212025-01-2120231751-61611878-0180https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105773https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/24283In this study, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyacrylic acid (PAA) nanofibers loaded with boron nitride nano-particles (mBN) were fabricated by using electrospinning and crosslinked by heat treatment. The physical, chemical, and mechanical properties, hydrophilic behavior, and degradability of composite nanofibers were evaluated. The mechanical properties such as elastic modulus, elongation percentage at the break, and mechanical strength of PVA/PAA nanofibers improved with mBN loading. The thermal conductivity of composite nanofibers reached 0.12 W/m center dot K at mBN content of 1.0 wt% due to the continuous heat conduction pathways of mBN. In the meantime, while there was no cytotoxicity recorded for both L929 and HUVEC cell lines for all composite nanofibers, the antimicrobial efficiency improved with the incorporation of mBN compared with PVA/PAA and recorded as 68.8% and 75.1% for Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, respectively. On this basis, the present work proposes a promising biomaterial for biomedical applications such as dual drug delivery, particularly including both hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs or wound dressing.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessElectrospun fiber; Boron nitride; Mechanical; Thermal and biological propertiesArticle14110.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.1057732-s2.0-8515041191036934687Q1WOS:000957280300001Q2