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High‐Strength Mats from Electrospun Poly( p ‐Phenylene Biphenyltetracarboximide) Nanofibers
Author(s) -
Huang C.,
Chen S.,
Reneker D. H.,
Lai C.,
Hou H.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200501806
Subject(s) - materials science , nanofiber , ultimate tensile strength , composite material , polyimide , modulus , phenylene , poly(p phenylene) , polymer , heat resistance , electrospinning , layer (electronics)
High‐strength polyimide mats have been formed from electrospun nanofibers of a rigid‐rod‐like poly( p ‐phenylene biphenyltetracarboximide) (see Figure). Non‐woven mats of aligned nanofibers have a tensile strength of 664 MPa and a tensile modulus of 15.3 GPa. These high‐performance electrospun nanofibers with excellent mechanical properties and heat resistance are expected to be useful for applications such as protective clothing and heat‐resistant filters.