Dextran is soluble in both water and organic solvents, so it could be a versatile
biomacromolecule for preparing nanofibrous electrospun membranes by blending with
either water-soluble bioactive agents or hydrophobic biodegradable polymers for
biomedical applications. We have formulated electrospun dextran membranes, and the
effects of various processing parameters on the membrane properties were investigated. It
was found that uniform nanofibrous dextran membranes could be formed by using water …