Preparation of ultrafine fast‐dissolving cholecalciferol‐loaded poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) fiber mats via electrospinning

This study presents a method for incorporating cholecalciferol of a poorly water‐soluble vitamin into poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) fibers by electrospinning. The poorly water‐soluble vitamin was incorporated into water‐soluble polymeric matrix of nanofibers with the rapid evaporation of solvent during the electrospinning process. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed that the diameter of nanofibers is range of 0.2‐2.9 μm. The physicochemical properties of the composite nanofibers were characterized by using Fourier‐transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). 82.1 % and 51.9 % of cholecalciferol was released in the first 20 s from the composite nanofibers with a drug‐to‐PVP ratio of 1:4 and 1:2, respectively. POLYM. COMPOS., 2013 © 2013 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Preparation of aligned polyetherimide fiber by electrospinning

Fifteen to 20 wt % polyetherimide (PEI) solutions with 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) were prepared. The electrical conductivity and surface tension of the solutions were determined. The fiber spinning technique of electrospinning was optimized in order to prepare unidirectionally aligned, structurally oriented nanofiber tows. The morphology of the PEI fibers was investigated using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The well-aligned fibers with diameters between 0.58 and 0.90 μm (FESEM) were collected by electrospinning 20 wt % PEI solutions with NMP in the range of 8–10 kV onto a target rotating with a surface velocity 9.8 m/s. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

Behavior of melt electrospinning/blowing for polypropylene fiber fabrication

The fabrication process of polymer fibers has been analyzed in various ways, and several studies have been conducted to develop new processes and optimize existing ones. Several studies have been conducted on the electrospinning process, which can easily fabricate nanofibers, and the development of materials manufactured through electrospinning has also been investigated. However, research on the nanofiber fabrication and processing of thermoplastic polymers, such as polypropylene (PP), polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate, is relatively lacking. Therefore, research on nanofiber fabrication is essential. In this study, PP fibers were successfully manufactured through a melt electrospinning/blowing process, which combined melt blowing and electrospinning. To analyze the melt electrospinning/blowing process, the dynamic behavior of the spinning process was observed using a charge-coupled device camera in real time, and the effects of the different spinning conditions were compared and analyzed. As the hot air or high voltage was increased, the spinning jet area tended to increase. In addition, the average diameter of the fabricated fibers tended to decrease as a high voltage was applied at a hot air pressure of 0.01 MPa; conversely, the average diameter tended to increase at a hot air pressure of 0.03 MPa. A similar trend was observed for the tensile stresses in the PP web fabrics. The polymer fibers produced by this melt electrospinning/blowing process can be applied as a production process for nanomembranes, filters and battery separators. © 2022 Society of Industrial Chemistry.     

Preparation of ultrafine fibrous zein membranes via electrospinning

Zein is a protein in corn gluten meal. It has been investigated for use as a structural material because it is renewable and biodegradable. Potential applications of zein include use in coating, film and fiber. In this paper, ultrafine fibrous zein membranes were produced by electrospinning of an 80 wt% ethanol aqueous solution. The morphology of fibers was affected by parameters such as polymer concentration and electric field. As the concentration of the solution increased, wrinkled beads became fewer and fibers became thicker. Fibers were mainly generated above a polymer concentration of 21 wt% with an electric field of 15 kV. However, with a 30 kV field fibers were already generated above 18 wt%. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

静电纺丝法制备PLA荧光纤维膜的研究

采用掺杂的方式,分别将纳米无机荧光染料钨酸盐（Eu2WO6）和对位取代氨基苯乙烯吡啶衍生物（DH-EASPT-C1）掺入聚合物PLA中配成静电纺丝液,利用静电纺丝法制备成荧光纤维膜。利用UV-VisTu-1800spc紫外分光光度计、Edingburgh920单光子稳态／瞬间荧光光谱仪、S-4700冷场发射扫描电镜（S...     

Melt‐blowing thermoplastic polyurethane and polyether‐block‐amide elastomers: Effect of processing conditions and crystallization on web properties

Melt‐blown webs from ester and ether thermoplastic polyurethanes and polyether‐block‐amide (PEBA) elastomers were produced at different die‐to‐collector distances (DCD) to study the correlation between the polymer type and hardness, melt‐blowing process conditions, and web properties. An experimental set up was built to measure the air temperature and velocity profiles below and across the melt‐blowing die to correlate the fiber formation process and polymer crystallization behavior to process conditions and web properties. It was shown that air temperature and velocity profiles follow similar trends with increasing distance below the melt‐blowing die: both drop rapidly until reaching a plateau region approximately 5–6 cm below the die. Thereafter, they remain relatively constant with further increasing distance. It was found that crystallization onset and peak temperatures of all block copolymers in this study fall within this region of rapid velocity and temperature drop. This suggests that the polymers have already started to crystallize and solidify before reaching the collector, the extent of which depends on the crystallization kinetics of the polymer. The strong influence of the crystallization kinetics on web strength was clearly demonstrated in the PEBA series. In particular, the hardest grade produced the lowest web strength mainly because of its high crystallization rate and crystallization onset temperature. It is concluded that the melt‐blown web strength is strongly dependent on the degree of fiber‐to‐fiber adhesion within the web, which is determined by the amount of fiber solidification that occurs prior to the collector. The crystallization kinetics of the polymer and the distances traveled between the die and collector or the exposure time of the polymer melt to process and ambient air were shown to be critical in the amount of fiber solidification attained. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2009. © 2009 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Fabrication of superhydrophobic fiber coatings by DC‐biased AC‐electrospinning

Mesh‐like fiber mats of polystyrene (PS) were deposited using DC‐biased AC‐electrospinning. Superhydrophobic surfaces with water contact angles greater than 150° and gas fraction values of up to 97% were obtained. Rheological study was conducted on these fiber surfaces and showed a decrease in shear stress when compared with a noncoated surface (no slip), making them excellent candidates for applications requiring the reduction of skin‐friction drag in submerged surfaces. We have also shown that addition of a second, low‐surface energy polymer to a solution of PS can be used to control the fiber internal porosity depending on the concentration of the second polymer. Contact‐angle measurements on mats consisting of porous and nonporous fibers have been used to evaluate the role of the larger spaces between the fibers and the pores on individual fibers on superhydrophobicity. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

Preparation of ultrafine metal particles/polyurethane composites

Summary A new type of coordination polyurethane was prepared by incorporating the transition metal ions into the pyridine containing thermoplastic polyurethane films. Then the metal ions dispersed in the polyurethane matrix were reduced by controlling the exposure of the metal sites to NaBH₄ under mild condition. The reduction of the polyurethane metal complex films resulted in the production of amorphous ultrafine metal powders. The size of these powders was controlled by the content of the metal ions and the polarity of the polymer matrix. A polar polymer backbone and lower metal ion concentration favored to achieve a smaller particle. It was also found that the polymer chains prohibited the excessive aggregation of the metal atoms and have protective effect on the final metal powders.     

白云石的超细气流粉碎与分级加工

采用扁平式超细气流粉碎机与超细离心式空气分级机组成的闭路系统对白云石进行超细加工,分析了操作参数对产品粒径的影响。     

Organic‐soluble chitosan/polyhydroxybutyrate ultrafine fibers as skin regeneration prepared by electrospinning

In the present contribution, the ultrafine fiber membranes of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and organic‐soluble chitosan(O‐CS) was prepared by electrospinning. The structure and thermal stability were studied by infrared (FTIR) and thermogravimetric analysis (TG). The surface properties of ultrafine fibers were estimated by contact angle measurements using water. The morphology was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The cytotoxicity assessment with mouse fibroblast cells (L929) was also investigated. Cell culture results showed that it benefits promoting the cell attachment and proliferation. The results showed it could be as tissue engineering for skin regeneration. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

Preparation of core/shell PVP/PLA ultrafine fibers by coaxial electrospinning

This study investigated the process feasibility and stability of core/shell structured bicomponent ultrafine fibers of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) and poly(D ,L ‐lactide) (PLA) by coaxial electrospinning. The morphological structure of the core/shell ultrafine fibers was studied by means of scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Results suggested that PVP/PLA core/shell ultrafine fibers with drawbacks could be produced from 6 or 8% PVP solutions (inner) in the mixture of N,N‐dimethlformamide (DMF) and ethanol and a 22% PLA solution (outer) in DMF and acetone when the flow rates of inner and outer fluids were 0.05 and 0.1 mL/h, respectively. The tensile modulus and tensile strength of the core/shell PVP/PLA membrane were dramatically lower than those of the electrospun PLA membrane, and its water uptake was twice more than that of the PLA membrane. Membranes made from the biodegradable core/shell ultrafine fibers could be potentially used in loading bioactive molecules for tissue regeneration. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 102: 39–45, 2006     

熔体微分静电纺PBAT纤维膜的制备工艺研究

探究了聚己二酸对苯二甲酸丁二醇酯（PBAT）熔体静电纺性能,并研究了熔体微分静电纺工艺参数与PBAT纤维性能之间的关系。结果表明,随着纺丝温度的升高,纤维直径减小,纤维直径分布呈先减小后增大的趋势;随着纺丝电压的升高,纤维直径减小且分布均匀,纤维膜力学性能逐渐提高;当纺丝距离为9 cm,纺丝温度为260 ℃,纺丝电压为45 kV时,制备的纤维细度及均匀度最佳,其直径为4.31 μm,直径分布标准差为0.76,纤维膜拉伸强度为9.9 MPa、断裂伸长率为111.2 %。     

Synthesis of ultrafine poly(styrene‐maleic anhydride) and polystyrene fibers by electrospinning

Fiber formation from atactic polystyrene (aPS) and alternating poly(styrene‐maleic anhydride) (PSMA) synthesized by free radical polymerization (AIBN, 90°C, 4 h) were investigated by electrospinning from various solutions. aPS was soluble in dimethylformamide (DMF), tetrahydrofuran (THF), toluene, styrene, and benzene, whereas PSMA was soluble in acetone, DMF, THF, dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), ethyl acetate, and methanol. aPS fibers could be electrospun from 15 to 20% DMF and 20% THF solutions, but not from styrene nor toluene. PSMA, on the other hand, could be efficiently electrospun into fibers from DMF and DMSO at 20 and 25%, respectively. Few PSMA fibers were, however, produced from acetone, THF, or ethyl acetate solutions. Results showed that solvent properties and polymer–solvent miscibility strongly influenced the fiber formation from electrospinning. The addition of solvents, such as THF, generally improved the fiber uniformity and reduced fiber sizes for both polymers. The nonsolvents, however, had opposing effects on the two polymers, i.e., significantly reducing PSMA fiber diameters to 200 to 300 nm, creating larger and irregularly shaped aPS fibers. The ability to incorporate the styrene monomer and divinylbenzene crosslinker in aPS fibers as well as to hydrolyze PSMA fibers with diluted NaOH solutions demonstrated potential for post‐electrospinning reactions and modification of these ultrafine fibers for reactive support materials. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009     

Generation of polymer ultrafine fibers through solution (air‐) blowing

Solution (air‐) blowing, an innovative technique for generation of ultrafine polymer fibers from solutions, was developed by feeding polymer solutions (instead of melts) to a die assembly similar to that used in the conventional melt (air‐) blowing process. Micro‐ to nano‐scaled polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) fibers were produced using PVP solutions with water, ethanol, and/or their mixtures as the solvents; and the morphologies of the fibers were examined by scanning electron microscopy. The processing variables, including PVP concentration, air‐blowing pressure, solution‐feeding pressure, and the volatility of the solvent system (the ratio of ethanol to water), were systematically investigated. The results indicated that solution (air‐) blowing was a viable technique to produce nonwoven fabrics consisting of ultrafine polymer fibers with diameters ranging from micrometers to nanometers. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009     

Morphology of ultrafine polysulfone fibers prepared by electrospinning

Ultrafine fibers of bisphenol‐A polysulfone (PSF) were prepared by electrospinning of PSF solutions in mixtures of N,N‐dimethylacetamide (DMAC) and acetone at high voltages. The morphology of the electrospun PSF fibers was investigated by scanning electron microscopy. Results showed that the concentration of polymer solutions and the acetone amount in the mixed solvents influenced the morphology and the diameter of the electrospun fibers. The processing parameters, including the applied voltage, the flow rate, and the distance between capillary and collection screen, were also important for control of the morphology of electrospun PSF fibers. It was suggested that uniform ultrafine PSF fibers with diameter of 300–400 nm could be obtained by electrospinning of a 20 % (wt/v) PSF/DMAC/acetone (DMAC:acetone = 9:1) solution at 10–20 kV voltages when the flow rate was 0.66 ml h^?1 and capillary–screen distance was 10 cm. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

Sea‐island polyurethane/polycarbonate composite nanofiber fabricated through electrospinning

Sea‐island polyurethane (PU)/polycarbonate (PC) composite nanofibers were obtained through electrospinning of partially miscible PU and PC in 3 : 7 (v/v) N,N‐dimethylformamide (DMF) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) mixture solvent. Their structures, mechanical, and thermal properties were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric (TG), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The structures and morphologies of the nanofibers were influenced by composition ratio in the binary mixtures. The pure PC nanofiber was brittle and easy to break. With increasing the PU content in the PU/PC composite nanofibers, PU component not only facilitated the electrospinning of PC but improved the mechanical properties of PU/PC nanofibrous mats. In a series of nanofibrous mats with varied PU/PC composition ratios, PU/PC 70/30 showed excellent tensile strength of 9.60 Mpa and Young's modulus of 55 Mpa. After selective removal of PC component in PU/PC composite nanofibers by washing with acetone, the residual PU maintained fiber morphology. However, the residual PU nanofiber became irregular and contained elongated indents and ridges along the fiber surface. PU/PC composite fibers showed sea‐island nanofiber structure due to phase separation in the spinning solution and in the course of electrospinning. At PC content below 30%, the PC domains were small and evenly dispersed in the composite nanofibers. As PC content was over 50%, the PC phases became large elongated aggregates dispersed in the composite nanofibers. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

Ultrafine ibuprofen‐loaded polyvinylpyrrolidone fiber mats using electrospinning

BACKGROUND: Drug‐loaded electrospun ultrafine fibers have the advantages of both nanoscale drug delivery systems and conventional solid dosage forms. To improve the control of drug release, the combined use of electrospinning and pharmaceutical polymers has attracted increasing interest recently. RESULTS: Ultrafine drug‐loaded polyvinylpyrrolidone fibers were successfully prepared using an electrospinning process with ibuprofen as the active pharmaceutical ingredient and polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 as the filament‐forming polymer. The analytical results from scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicated that the drug had good compatibility with the polymer and that the drug was well distributed in the ultrafine fibers as an amorphous physical form. In vitro dissolution tests showed that the fiber mats were able to dissolve within 10 s through a polymer‐controlled mechanism. CONCLUSION: The fast dissolution of drug‐loaded fibers may lead to applications that improve dissolution rates of poorly water‐soluble drugs, or that involve the preparation of oral fast‐dissolving drug delivery systems. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

Preparation of porous nylon 6 fiber via electrospinning

Porous nylon‐6 fibers were obtained by electrospinning of ultra‐high molecular polyamide 6 (UHMW‐PA6). First, UHMW‐PA6/calcium formate composite nanofibers were prepared as precursors by electrospinning UHMW‐PA6 solutions containing different contents of calcium formate particles. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to examine the surface morphology and inner structure of composite nanofibers. It was found that calcium formate particles were distributed both inside and on the surface of nanofibers. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry, and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) were used to study the structure and properties of these nanofibers. Then, porous UHMW‐PA6 nanofibers were obtained by soaking the electrospun web in water for 24 h, to remove calcium formate particles. The removal of calcium formate particles was confirmed using FTIR and TGA tests. SEM and TEM observations revealed the formation of porous structure in these nanofibers. In addition, CaCl₂ was used instead of calcium formate to prepare the UHMW‐PA6 nanoporous fiber. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 55:1133–1141, 2015. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers     

共混纺丝制聚苯硫醚超细纤维及其形态结构研究

以聚苯硫醚(PPS)和聚丙烯(PP)为原料,采用熔融共混纺丝法制备PPS/PP共混海岛纤维,经对二甲苯溶除剥离基体相PP,制得PPS超细纤维;研究了共混纺丝温度、共混比例、拉伸、溶解剥离对PPS超细纤维形态结构的影响。结果表明:PPS/PP最佳共混纺丝温度为290~300℃;随着PPS/PP质量比增大,PPS超细纤维直径逐渐变大,PPS/PP质量比从30/70增至60/40时,PPS超细纤维平均直径从228 nm增至408nm;当PPS/PP质量比大于60/40时,开始出现相转变现象;提高拉伸倍数有利于PPS超细纤维的细化,PPS/PP质量比为40/60时,3倍拉伸得到PPS超细纤维的直径分布范围为158~488 nm,平均直径为312 nm,大于3倍拉伸时,易出现毛丝断丝现象;当对二甲苯体积与共混纤维质量比为500∶1时,PPS超细纤维的最佳剥离温度为120℃、剥离时间2 h。     

静电纺丝制备MWNTs/PVA/PEO复合超细纤维

采用硝酸对多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)进行纯化处理,利用表面活性剂十二烷基磺酸钠(SDS)或聚乙烯醇(PVA)对纯化后的MWNTs进行了表面修饰,将修饰后的MWNTs添加到PVA和聚氧化乙烯(PEO)共混水溶液中,通过静电纺丝制备了MWNTs/PVA/PEO复合超细纤维。结果表明:PVA修饰的MWNTs比SDS修饰的MWNTs在PVA/PEO纺丝液中有更好的分散稳定性。随MWNTs添加量的增加,纤维的平均直径减小;当添加PVA修饰的MWNTs质量分数为0.53%时,纤维平均直径达368 nm,且纤维表面光滑、分布均匀。