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Cover Picture: Plasma Process. Polym. 6/2018
Author(s) -
Rezaei Fatemeh,
Gorbanev Yury,
Chys Michael,
Nikiforov Anton,
Van Hulle Stijn W. H.,
Cos Paul,
Bogaerts Annemie,
De Geyter Nathalie
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.201870013
Subject(s) - plasma , chloroform , polylactic acid , materials science , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , conductivity , dimethylformamide , phthalic acid , chemistry , organic chemistry , solvent , polymer , composite material , quantum mechanics , engineering , physics
Front Cover: Electrospinning solutions of polylactic acid in chloroform and 5,5‐ N ‐dimethylformamide were subjected to preelectrospinning plasma treatment (PEPT). A broad range of spectroscopic analytical techniques, mainly EEM and EPR, were performed to investigate the plasma‐induced chemistry in the organic solutions. The enhanced conductivity of the solutions was ascribed to the formation of plasma‐induced acids during PEPT. The synergistic effect of chemical changes leads to poly lactic acid nanofibers with uniform morphology. Further details can be found in the article by Fatemeh Rezaei et al. ( e1700226 ).