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Coaxial electrospinning of PC(shell)/PU(core) composite nanofibers for textile application
Author(s) -
Han XiaoJian,
Huang ZhengMing,
He ChuangLong,
Liu Ling,
Wu QingSheng
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.20180
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , nanofiber , composite number , scanning electron microscope , polyurethane , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , electrospinning , ultimate tensile strength , coaxial , shell (structure) , polycarbonate , core (optical fiber) , polymer , chemical engineering , electrical engineering , engineering
To develop a novel functional composite material for textile application, a coaxial electrospinning technique was investigated to electrospin two different polymer solutions into core‐shell structured nanofibers in which polyurethane and polycarbonate were used as core and shell materials, respectively. The resultant nanofibers were subsequently characterized by means of scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and tensile mechanical test. Furthermore, water vapour transmission rate and pliability of the resulting nonwoven mats were also measured. The preliminary results indicated that it is feasible to attach composite nanofibers, with possible fictionalization on the shell material, onto a substrate fabric. POLYM. COMPOS., 2008. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers