Electrospinning
Description
Focuses on basic aspects of nano/microfibers made by electrospinning with details on spinning recipes, characterization techniques and chemistry of the polymers in use. The basic understanding provided in the book, is useful for producing 1D and 3D fibrous structures with specific properties for applications, e.g. textiles, membranes, reinforcements, catalysis, filters or biomedical uses. Students and practitioners will find great value in the step by step instructions how to manufacture nanofibers.
- Electrospinning equipment
- History of electrospinning and nanofibers -characterization-fundamentals of electrospun fibers
- Ready-made recipes for spinning solutions
- Conditions for the productions of highly diverse fiber morphologies and arrangements
- Chemistry of fiber forming materials
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- Intro
- Contents
- 1. Introduction and fiber-processing methods
- 1.1 Fibers
- 1.2 Natural fibers - fibers provided by nature
- 1.3 Synthetic fibers - polymer fibers produced by technical processes
- 1.4 Spinning of fibers
- 1.5 Fiber structure
- 1.6 Fiber applications
- 1.7 Interesting to know
- 2. Nanofibers
- 2.1 Benefits of nanofibers
- 2.2 Production techniques for thin fibers
- 2.2.1 Capillary flows
- 2.2.2 Melt blowing
- 2.2.3 Solution blowing
- 2.3 Nanofibers via electrospinning
- 2.3.1 Fibers by electrospinning using a needle-type electrospinning setup
- 2.3.2 Bicomponent fibers by electrospinning
- 2.3.3 3D and patterned fibrous structures
- 2.4 Interesting to know
- 3. Characterization of spinning solutions and fibers
- 3.1 Characterization of the spinning solution
- 3.1.1 Solubility
- 3.1.2 Electrical conductivity
- 3.1.3 Rheology
- 3.1.3.1 Theoretical background
- 3.1.3.2 Typical measuring systems for rheological behaviors
- 3.2 Characterization of the fibers
- 3.2.1 Morphology and size
- 3.2.1.1 Optical microscopy
- 3.2.1.2 Electron microscopy
- 3.2.2 Molecular structure
- 3.2.2.1 Infrared spectroscopy
- 3.2.2.2 Thermogravimetric analysis
- 3.2.2.3 Differential scanning calorimetry
- 3.2.2.4 Tensile testing
- 3.3 Interesting to know
- 4. Electrospinning experiments
- 4.1 Introduction about parameters affecting electrospinning
- 4.2 Electrospinning of synthetic water-soluble polymers
- 4.2.1 Electrospinning of poly(vinyl alcohol): Randomly oriented and aligned fibers
- 4.3 Biodegradable and biocompatible fibers
- 4.3.1 Poly(L-lactide) nanofibers: effect of concentration and conductivity on fiber formation
- 4.4 Silk fibroin fiber formation by electrospinning
- 4.5 Aqueous dispersion electrospinning: Green electrospinning
- 4.5.1 Biodegradable fibers by aqueous dispersion electrospinning
- 4.6 Formation of high-performance polyimide fibers
- 4.6.1 Polyimide nanofibers by electrospinning
- 4.6.2 Composite polyimide (PI) fibers: Incorporation of antibacterial silver nanoparticles in PI fibers by electrospinning
- 4.7 Special fiber arrangements via electrospinning
- 4.7.1 3D porous hollow tubes by electrospinning
- 4.7.2 Bicomponent fibers - Coaxial and side-by-side electrospinning
- 4.8 Interesting to know
- 5. Selected applications of electrospun fibers and chemistry of corresponding polymers
- 5.1 Thermoplastics, elastomers and thermosets for electrospinning
- 5.1.1 General introduction
- 5.1.2 Polymers for selected applications of electrospun fibers
- 5.1.2.1 Filter applications
- 5.1.2.2 Tissue engineering and drug-release applications
- 5.1.2.3 Gas-sensing, fuel-cell and battery applications
- 5.1.2.4 Polymeric electrospun fibers as reinforcing materials
- 5.1.2.5 Electrospun fibers as support for catalysts
- 5.1.2.6 Emulsions and dispersions for agricultural and biomedical applications
- 5.2 Hydrogel fibers
- 5.3 Electrospinning of polymers with complex architectures
- 5.4 Chemistry on electrospun fibers
- 5.5 Interesting to know
- List of abbreviations
- Polymer index
- Subject index
