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Electrospun fibers from poly(methyl methacrylate)/vapor grown carbon nanofibers
Author(s) -
Macossay Javier,
Leal Juan H.,
Kuang Anxiu,
Jones Robert E.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
polymers for advanced technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.61
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1099-1581
pISSN - 1042-7147
DOI - 10.1002/pat.716
Subject(s) - materials science , thermogravimetric analysis , electrospinning , nanofiber , methyl methacrylate , scanning electron microscope , thermal stability , carbon nanofiber , microfiber , transmission electron microscopy , composite material , composite number , poly(methyl methacrylate) , polymer , nanometre , micrometer , methacrylate , chemical engineering , carbon nanotube , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , polymerization , physics , optics , engineering
Electrospinning has been used to obtain poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) microfibers and nanofibers and PMMA/vapor grown carbon nanofibers (VGCNFs or CNFs) composite fibers with micrometer and nanometer size diameters. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) indicated that addition of CNFs caused a decrease in the thermal stability of the composite fibers. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to confirm the micro‐ and nano‐ nature of the fibers and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was utilized to confirm the presence of CNFs embedded within the polymer matrix and along the surface. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.