Crystallinity of Electrospun and Centrifugal Spun Polycaprolactone Fibers: A Comparative Study
Joint Authors
Lukáš, David
Kuzelova Kostakova, Eva
Meszaros, Laszlo
Maskova, Gabriela
Blazkova, Lenka
Turcsan, Tamas
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Crystalline properties of semicrystalline polymers are very important parameters that can influence the application area.
The internal structure, like the mentioned crystalline properties, of polymers can be influenced by the production technology itself and by changing technology parameters.
The present work is devoted to testing of electrospun and centrifugal spun fibrous and nanofibrous materials and compare them to foils and granules made from the same raw polymer.
The test setup reveals the structural differences caused by the production technology.
Effects of average molecular weight are also exhibited.
The applied biodegradable and biocompatible polymer is polycaprolactone (PCL) as it is a widespread material for medical purposes.
The crystallinity of PCL has significant effect on rate of degradation that is an important parameter for a biodegradable material and determines the applicability.
The results of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) showed that, at the degree of crystallinity, there is a minor difference between the electrospun and centrifugal spun fibrous materials.
However, the significant influence of polymer molecular weight was exhibited.
The morphology of the fibrous materials, represented by fiber diameter, also did not demonstrate any connection to final measured crystallinity degree of the tested materials.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kuzelova Kostakova, Eva& Meszaros, Laszlo& Maskova, Gabriela& Blazkova, Lenka& Turcsan, Tamas& Lukáš, David. 2017. Crystallinity of Electrospun and Centrifugal Spun Polycaprolactone Fibers: A Comparative Study. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183762
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kuzelova Kostakova, Eva…[et al.]. Crystallinity of Electrospun and Centrifugal Spun Polycaprolactone Fibers: A Comparative Study. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183762
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kuzelova Kostakova, Eva& Meszaros, Laszlo& Maskova, Gabriela& Blazkova, Lenka& Turcsan, Tamas& Lukáš, David. Crystallinity of Electrospun and Centrifugal Spun Polycaprolactone Fibers: A Comparative Study. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183762
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1183762