Electrospinning polymers

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Lee KH et al (2003) Characterization of nano-structured poly(epsilon-caprolactone) nonwoven mats via electrospinning. Polymer 44(4) 1287-1294... 

Ding B et al (2004) Fabrication of blend biodegradable nanofibrous nonwoven mats via multi-jet electrospinning. Polymer 45(6) 1895-1902... 

Q. Zhao, Y. Xin, Z. Huang, S. Liu, C. Yang, and Y. Li, Using poly[2-methoxy-5-(2 -ethyl-hexyloxy)-l,4-phenylene vinylene] as shell to fabricate the highly fluorescent nanofibers by coaxial electrospinning. Polymer, 48,4311-4315 (2007). 

Ertas, Y., Uyar, T., 2014. Main-chain polybenzoxazine nanofibers via electrospinning. Polymer 55 (2), 556—564. Available from http //dx.doi.0rg/lO.lOl6/j. 

Yuan X., Zhang Y., Dong C., and Sheng J., Morphology of ultrafine polysulfone fibers prepared by electrospinning, Polym. Int, 2004, 53, 1704-1710. 

Koombhongse S., Liu W. X., Reneker, D. H., Flat polymer ribbons and other shapes by electrospinning,/ Polym. Sci. Part B-Polym. Phys. 2001, 39,2598-2606. 

The effects of processing parameters on the morphology of electrospun nanofibres are summarised in a processing map (Figure 4.14). A suitable combination of the processing parameters should be attained to electrospin polymers into nanofibres... 

Electrospinning can create surface textures needed for superhydrophobicity. Electrospinning is a widely used technique to make ultra-thin polymer fibers. In this process, a polymer solution is charged in a capillary tube and electrically biased with respect to a grounded collector surface located 10 cm from the needle. The polymer solution is then ejected from the capillary into a jet form and the solvent evaporates leaving polymer fibers. By electrospinning polymers with hydrophobic properties, one can easily produce superhydrophobic fiber mats on the collector [89-92]. Of course, the electrospinning can also be used to make porous fiber mats... 

Key words biotextiles, drug dehvery systems, electrospinning, polymers, textile technologies. 

Zuo W, Zhu M, Yang W, Yu H, Chen Y and Zhang Y, Experimental study on relationship between jet instabihty and formation of beaded fibers during electrospinning , Polym. Eng. Sci., 2005,45,704-709. 

Kim ID, Rothschild A (2011) Nanostmetnred metal oxide gas senstus prepared by electrospinning. Polym Adv Technol 22 318—325... 

F. Chen, D. Bera, S. Baneqee, S. Agarwal, Low dielectric constant polyimide nanomats by electrospinning, Polym. Adv. Technol. 23 (6)(2012) 951-957. 

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