Effect of Process Parameters on the Microstructural Characteristics of Electrospun Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Fiber Mats
| Autor: | Sarabjit Singh, S. G. Lakshmi, M. Vijayakumar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
chemistry.chemical_classification
Vinyl alcohol Materials science Scanning electron microscope Biomedical Engineering Bioengineering Polymer Polyvinyl alcohol Electrospinning Volumetric flow rate law.invention chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry law Fiber Composite material Electron microscope Molecular Biology |
| Zdroj: | NanoBiotechnology. 5:10-16 |
| ISSN: | 1551-1294 1551-1286 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12030-009-9027-3 |
| Popis: | Fiber mats with average fiber diameter ranging between 80 and 250 nm of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/water solution having a concentration of 4 wt.% have been prepared by electrospinning method. The influence of applied voltage, flow rate, and needle-to-collector distance on the fiber morphology and diameters has been studied. Scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy are used to characterize the fibers. It has been observed that bead-free fibers of 4 wt.% PVA can be obtained at lower voltages (9 kV). Also, density and the deposition area of the fiber mats showed a clear dependence on the applied voltage, flow rate, and collector distance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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