Electrospinning: a fascinating method for the preparation of ultrathin fibers

A Greiner, JH Wendorff - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Electrospinning is a highly versatile method to process solutions or melts, mainly of
polymers, into continuous fibers with diameters ranging from a few micrometers to a few …

Elektrospinnen: eine faszinierende Methode zur Präparation ultradünner Fasern

A Greiner, JH Wendorff - Angewandte Chemie, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Das Elektrospinnen ist eine vielseitige Methode, um aus Lösungen und Schmelzen,
vorwiegend von Polymeren, kontinuierliche Fasern mit Durchmessern von wenigen …

Preparation and properties of electrospun poly (vinyl alcohol)/silver fiber web as wound dressings

KH Hong - Polymer Engineering & Science, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
A novel wound dressing material was prepared by electrospinning poly (vinyl
alcohol)(PVA)/AgNO3 aqueous solution into nonwoven webs and then treating the webs by …

Controlled release of ketoprofen from electrospun poly (vinyl alcohol) nanofibers

ER Kenawy, FI Abdel-Hay, MH El-Newehy… - Materials Science and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) as a biodegradable hydrophilic polymer has unique properties. It
absorbs water and swells easily, but the swelling is inhibited by salts. Its physico-chemical …

Mechanical properties of electrospun PVA/MWNTs composite nanofibers

JS Jeong, JS Moon, SY Jeon, JH Park, PS Alegaonkar… - Thin Solid Films, 2007 - Elsevier
Composites of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were
prepared by electrospinning. A PVA/MWNTs solution was electrostatically spun to form filler …

Synthesis and characterization of composite membranes based on α-zirconium phosphate and silicotungstic acid

M Helen, B Viswanathan, SS Murthy - Journal of Membrane Science, 2007 - Elsevier
The functional properties of the composite membrane generated from polyvinyl alcohol,
zirconium phosphate and silicotungstic acid are described. The fabricated membranes were …

Preparation and properties of poly (vinyl alcohol)/silica nanocomposites derived from copolymerization of vinyl silica nanoparticles and vinyl acetate

X Jia, Y Li, Q Cheng, S Zhang, B Zhang - European Polymer Journal, 2007 - Elsevier
Nanocomposites of poly (vinyl alcohol)/silica nanoparticles (PVA–SNs) were prepared by in-
situ radical copolymerization of vinyl silica nanoparticles functionalized by …

Electrospun poly (l-lactide)-grafted hydroxyapatite/poly (l-lactide) nanocomposite fibers

X Xu, X Chen, A Liu, Z Hong, X Jing - European Polymer Journal, 2007 - Elsevier
Composite fibers composed of poly (l-lactide)-grafted hydroxyapatite (PLA-g-HAP)
nanoparticles and polylactide (PLA) matrix were prepared by electro-spinning …

The effect of solution properties on the morphology of ultrafine electrospun egg albumen–PEO composite fibers

S Wongsasulak, KM Kit, DJ McClements, T Yoovidhya… - Polymer, 2007 - Elsevier
Biocompatible composite fibers suitable for food and medical applications were electrospun
from egg albumen (EA) and poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) at a flow rate of 1.8 mL/min, at an …

Effect of needle diameter on nanofiber diameter and thermal properties of electrospun poly (methyl methacrylate)

J Macossay, A Marruffo, R Rincon… - Polymers for …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of needle diameter on the resulting electrospun poly (methyl
methacrylate)(PMMA) average nanofiber diameter has been evaluated for three different …