Hybrid silica–PVA nanofibers via sol–gel electrospinning

T Pirzada, SA Arvidson, CD Saquing, SS Shah… - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
We report on the synthesis of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA)–silica hybrid nanofibers via sol–gel
electrospinning. Silica is synthesized through acid catalysis of a silica precursor (tetraethyl …

Electrospun hybrid nanofibers doped with nanoparticles or nanotubes for biomedical applications

S Wang, Y Zhao, M Shen, X Shi - Therapeutic delivery, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Electrospinning is a powerful technique to produce fibers with a diameter ranging from tens
of nanometers to several micrometers. Compared with single-component nanofibers …

Polyvinyl alcohol coated photonic crystal optical fiber sensor for humidity measurement

WC Wong, CC Chan, LH Chen, T Li, KX Lee… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2012 - Elsevier
A polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) coated photonic crystal optical fiber (PCF) sensor has been
proposed as a relative humidity (RH) sensor. It was fabricated by collapsing the holes of …

Silica nanofibrous membranes with robust flexibility and thermal stability for high-efficiency fine particulate filtration

X Mao, Y Si, Y Chen, L Yang, F Zhao, B Ding, J Yu - RSC advances, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Novel silica nanofibrous (SNF) membranes with remarkable flexibility and thermal stability
were prepared as high-performance filtration media by a facile combination of …

Preparation and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan blended membrane for alkaline direct methanol fuel cells

JM Yang, HC Chiu - Journal of Membrane Science, 2012 - Elsevier
A novel polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan, PCS, blended membrane is prepared by direct blend
process and solution casting method. In order to reduce the swelling ratio and enhance the …

Electrospinning PVA solution-rheology and morphology analyses

SP Rwei, CC Huang - Fibers and Polymers, 2012 - Springer
This study investigates the electrospinning (ES) of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA). All of the
electrospinning process or property parameters, including the concentration effect, the …

Effect of pullulan/poly (vinyl alcohol) blend system on the montmorillonite structure with property characterization of electrospun pullulan/poly (vinyl alcohol) …

MS Islam, JH Yeum, AK Das - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2012 - Elsevier
Nanofibers of the composite of pullulan (PULL), poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA), and
montmorillonite clay (MMT) were prepared using electrospinning method in aqueous …

Eletrofiação de polímeros em solução: parte II: aplicações e perspectivas

RGF Costa, JE Oliveira, GF Paula, PHS Picciani… - Polímeros, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
Em artigo de revisão anterior [1], o processo de eletrofiação foi discutido, incluindo suas
bases teóricas e experimentais, e a obtenção de diferentes nanofibras de materiais …

Tin (ii) amide/alkoxide coordination compounds for production of Sn-based nanowires for lithium ion battery anode materials

TJ Boyle, TQ Doan, LAM Steele, C Apblett… - Dalton …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of tin (II) amide alkoxides ([(OR) Sn (NMe2)] n) and tin (II) alkoxides ([Sn (OR) 2] n)
were investigated as precursors for the production of tin oxide (SnOx) nanowires. The …

Facile and large‐scale fabrication of anisometric particles from fibers synthesized by colloid‐electrospinning

K Friedemann, T Corrales, M Kappl, K Landfester… - Small, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A new top‐down approach is proposed to form large amounts of anisometric particles.
Multicompartment fibers that present different domains composed of silica nanoparticles and …