Novel polysaccharide nanowires; synthesized from pectin-modified methacrylate

Abstract

Pectin as polysaccharide polymer can be used in biomedical engineering and food industry due to its prominent properties such as biocompatibility and bio-degradability. Here, we first time reporting the preparation of nanowires and nanoparticles by water/oil emulsion method using methacrylated pectin (Ma-pectin). We have envisioned that these new materials can be considered as a new generation of biomaterials, which would pave the way for various biomedical engineering applications.