Textile fibers electrospinning

Bedford, N.M. and Steckl, A.J. (2010) Photocatalytic self cleaning textile fibers by coaxial electrospinning. ACS Applied Materials ej Interfaces, 2, 2448-2455. 

Although we have been able to electrospin polyaniline into nanofibers, polypyrrole is unable to be processed into homogenous textile fibers since this ICP is insoluble in common organic solvents and infusible, thus making thermal or solution processing difficult. To overcome this limitation. 

The idea of using an electric field for the production of textile fibers from a polymer melt or solution was conceived in the early 30s [1], In 1969, Taylor conducted a study of a drop of polymer on the tip of a capillary in an electrospinning equipment. This study led to a greater understanding of the behavior of polymer solutions ejected from a capillary [2],... 

The idea of using polymer nanofiber as affinity membrane is based on the fact that the polymer nanofibers deposited on the collector during electrospinning assemble into a membranelike nonwoven fiber mesh. This electrospun nonwoven mesh possesses properties such as high porosity, micron-scaled pore size, and high interconnectivity of the interstitial space. Above all, the nanoscaled fiber diameter gives rise to an increased surface area as compared with the conventional nonwoven filter media composed of currently available textile fibers with typical diameters of several microns. A large surface area-to-volume ratio is one of the most important... 

Deitzel JM, Kleinmeyer J, Harris D, Tan NCB (2001) The effect of processing variables on the morphology of electrospun nanoflbers and textiles. Polymer 42 261-272 Demir MM, Yilgor I, Yilgor R, Yerman B (2002) Electrospinning of polyurethane fibers. Polymer 43 3303-3309... 

Protein-based polymers with good biocompatibility and structural properties, such as silk, have been used as suture and textile materials. Nanocomposite fibers of Bomhyx mori silk and SWNTs were produced by electrospinning process [134]. Regenerated silk... 

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