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Scalable Liquid Shear‐Driven Fabrication of Polymer Nanofibers
Author(s) -
Smoukov Stoyan K.,
Tian Tian,
Vitchuli Narendiran,
Gangwal Sumit,
Geisen Pete,
Wright Miles,
Shim Eunkyoung,
Marquez Manuel,
Fowler Jeffrey,
Velev Orlin D.
Publication year - 2015
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.201404616
Subject(s) - fabrication , materials science , nanofiber , nanotechnology , scalability , polymer , computer science , database , composite material , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
A simple process for batch or continuous formation of polymer nanofibers and other nanomaterials in the bulk of a sheared fluid medium is introduced. The process may be of high value to commercial nanotechnology, as it can be easily scaled up to the fabrication of staple nanofibers at rates that may exceed tens of kilograms per hour.