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Needleless Melt-Electrospinning of Polypropylene Nanofibres
Joint Authors
Fang, Jian
Zhang, Li
Sutton, David
Wang, Xungai
Lin, Tong
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Polypropylene (PP) nanofibres have been electrospun from molten PP using a needleless melt-electrospinning setup containing a rotary metal disc spinneret.
The influence of the disc spinneret (e.g., disc material and diameter), operating parameters (e.g., applied voltage, spinning distance), and a cationic surfactant on the fibre formation and average fibre diameter were examined.
It was shown that the metal material used for making the disc spinneret had a significant effect on the fibre formation.
Although the applied voltage had little effect on the fibre diameter, the spinning distance affected the fibre diameter considerably, with shorter spinning distance resulting in finer fibres.
When a small amount of cationic surfactant (dodecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide) was added to the PP melt for melt-electrospinning, the fibre diameter was reduced considerably.
The finest fibres produced from this system were 400±290 nm.
This novel melt-electrospinning setup may provide a continuous and efficient method to produce PP nanofibres.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fang, Jian& Zhang, Li& Sutton, David& Wang, Xungai& Lin, Tong. 2012. Needleless Melt-Electrospinning of Polypropylene Nanofibres. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-997626
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fang, Jian…[et al.]. Needleless Melt-Electrospinning of Polypropylene Nanofibres. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-997626
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fang, Jian& Zhang, Li& Sutton, David& Wang, Xungai& Lin, Tong. Needleless Melt-Electrospinning of Polypropylene Nanofibres. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-997626
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-997626