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Macromol. Rapid Commun. 12/2015
Author(s) -
Avó João,
Fernandes Susete N.,
Godinho Maria H.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201570050
Subject(s) - sonication , materials science , ultimate tensile strength , limiting , fiber , composite material , cavitation , cellulose , fragmentation (computing) , electrospinning , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , polymer , computer science , mechanical engineering , acoustics , physics , operating system , engineering
Back Cover: Cellulose‐based electrospun fibers are fragmented by sonication‐induced cavitation in water. The fragmentation process reveals a hierarchical structure of the electrospun structures, which are composed of closely‐packed nanofilaments aligned along the fiber main axis. The limiting length of the electrospun filaments, which is reached after sonication, can be related to their mechanical properties allowing for the determination of a single fiber's tensile strength by using a high‐volume statistical method developed by Terentjev et al. Further details can be found in the article by J. Avó, S. N. Fernandes, and M. H. Godinho* on page 1166.