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Obtaining and characterization of PBAT/PLA fibers containing zinc phthalocyanine prepared by the electrospinning method

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In this work, blends based on poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) and poly(lactic acid) with the incorporation of zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) (in concentrations of 6.35 × 10–4 and 1.46 × 10–2 mol L−1) were fabricated using the electrospinning method. The ZnPC is known for its use as a photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy (PDT) with photophysical properties already well reported in the literature. The importance of this study is justified by the applicability of the material in the medical and disinfection field if the formation of reactive species is proven, a predominant factor in PDT. The prepared fibers were characterized by optical and scanning microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, fluorescence, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, Fourier transform-Raman spectroscopy, photoacoustic and photosensitivity test. The microscopies indicated a reduction in mean fiber diameter, with an increase in the zinc phthalocyanine concentration. The results indicate that the optical properties of the phthalocyanine remain in the solid carrier and, after intense electric field, there is the formation of reactive species. Also, through the thermal properties of the material, it was possible to notice a greater interaction of phthalocyanine with the PBAT group of the polymeric matrix.

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The authors acknowledge UNIOESTE, UEM, CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel), and Araucaria Foundation for the financial support.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, State University of Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790, Maringá, Paraná, CEP 87020-900, Brazil

    Ariane Regina de S. Rossin, Heloisa Georgia Zanella, Edvani Curti Muniz, Wilker Caetano & Douglas Cardoso Dragunski

  2. Center of Engineering and Exact Sciences, State University of West Paraná, Toledo, Paraná, CEP 85903-000, Brazil

    Ariane Regina de S. Rossin, Josiane Caetano, Reinaldo Aparecido Bariccatti, Luciana Gaffo, Sandro Fernando Stolf & Douglas Cardoso Dragunski

  3. Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Piauí, Campus Petrônio Portella, Ininga, Teresina, Piauí, CEP 64049-550, Brazil

    Edvani Curti Muniz

  4. Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Londrina, Paraná, CEP 86036-370, Brazil

    Edvani Curti Muniz

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Rossin, A.R.S., Caetano, J., Zanella, H.G. et al. Obtaining and characterization of PBAT/PLA fibers containing zinc phthalocyanine prepared by the electrospinning method. J Therm Anal Calorim 147, 4579–4587 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-021-10851-x

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