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Strong Orientation of Polymer Chains and Small Photochromic Molecules in Polyamide 6 Electrospun Fibers
Author(s) -
Bianco Andrea,
Iardino Giacomo,
Manuelli Alessandro,
Bertarelli Chiara,
Zerbi Giuseppe
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200600657
Subject(s) - photochromism , electrospinning , dopant , polyamide , materials science , polymer , molecule , nanofiber , fiber , doping , polymer chemistry , synthetic fiber , chemical engineering , composite material , nanotechnology , chemistry , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , engineering
Fiber orientation: Polarized IR spectroscopy experiments show that electrospun polyamide fibers are aligned uniaxially (see figure). When the fibers are doped with photochromic molecules, alignment of the dopant is shown to occur during the electrospinning process.