Forming of Polymer Nanofibers by a Pressurised Gyration Process

• Published in: Macromolecular rapid communications. Vol. 34; no. 14; pp. 1134 - 1139
• Main Authors: Mahalingam, Suntharavathanan, Edirisinghe, Mohan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 25.07.2013; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Blowing; Blowing time; Centrifugation; Exact sciences and technology; Fibers; gyration; Machinery and processing; Mathematical analysis; Nanofibers; Nanofibers - chemistry; Nanotechnology - methods; Plastics; Polyethylene Glycols - chemistry; Polymer industry, paints, wood; Polymers; Pressure; Production methods; rotation; Rotational; Solutions; Spinning; Technology of polymers; Viscosity; Ethylene oxide polymer; Structure processing relationship; Solvent spinning; gyration; rotation; Nanofiber; polymers; pressure; Experimental study; Dimension spectrum; nanofibers

A new route consisting of simultaneous centrifugal spinning and solution blowing to form polymer nanofibers is reported. The fiber diameter (60–1000 nm) is shown to be a function of polymer concentration, rotational speed, and working pressure of the processing system. The fiber length is dependent...