静电纺丝制备聚醚酮酮超细纤维

用溶液静电纺丝方法制备了聚醚酮酮超细纤维,用扫描电子显微镜研究了实验过程中纺丝电压、纺丝距离、流量、纺丝液浓度对于聚醚酮酮纤维直径和形貌的影响,并对多个纺丝参数的影响规律进行了分析。实验结果表明,在一定条件下纺丝电压和纺丝距离对纤维直径影响较小,而流量和纺丝液浓度能显著影响纤维直径,在小流量、低浓度容易得到较细的纤维,并且纤维直径分布集中。     

Solution blowing of thermoplastic polyurethane nanofibers: A facile method to produce flexible porous materials

Solution blowing (SB) is a promising and scalable approach for the production of nanofibers. Air pressure, solution flow‐rate, and nozzle‐collector distance were determined as effective process parameters, while solution concentration was also reported as a material parameter. Here we performed a parametric study on thermoplastic polyurethane/dimethyl formamide (TPU/DMF) solutions to examine the effect of such parameters on the resultant properties such as fiber diameter, diameter distribution, porosity, and air permeability of the nanofibrous webs. The obtained solution blown thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanofibers had average diameter down to 170 ± 112 nm, which is similar to that observed in electrospinning. However, the production rate per nozzle can be 20 times larger, which is primarily dependent on air pressure and solution flow rate (20 mL/h). Moreover, it was even possible to produce nanofibers polymer concentrations of 20%; however, this increased the average nanofiber diameter. The fibers produced from the TPU/DMF solutions at concentrations of 20% and 10% had average diameters of 671 ± 136 nm and 170 ± 112 nm, respectively. SB can potentially be used for the industrial‐scale production of products such as nanofibrous filters, protective textiles, scaffolds, wound dressings, and battery components. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133, 43025.     

Water-born 3D nanofiber mats using cost-effective centrifugal spinning: comparison with electrospinning process: A complex study

A comparison of the electrostatic and centrifugal spinning of poly(vinyl alcohol) and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) is shown in terms of the resulting fiber morphology and the process conditions. Specific parameters of centrifugal spinning, such rotational speed of spinneret and the relative humidity, were extensively investigated in details. Morphologies and diameters of resulting fiber mats were investigated by a scanning electron microscopy and compared between the two spinning techniques. The results revealed that formation of fibers is mainly affected by the initial polymer concentrations (and resulting viscosities) of polymeric solutions, which is in line with previous reports. However, the key novel finding of this work is that increasing relative humidity during centrifugal spinning process leads to greatly reduced fiber diameters to the levels typical for electrospinning. The obtained comparison is discussed and clearly shows technological advantages of the centrifugal spinning over electrospinning, enabling quantitative production of fibers with same or similar diameters.     

Orthogonal design study on factors effecting on fibers diameter of melt electrospinning

Melt electrospinning is a much more simple and safe method to produce ultra fine fibers than solution electrospinning. The diameters of melt electrospinning fibers are thicker. To find the factors that affect the fibers diameter in melt electrospinning, orthogonal design was used to examine melt temperature, spinning voltage, spinning distance, and melt flow rate (MFR) of polymer. Results showed that MFR at present three levels has the most important impact both on the average diameters and standard deviations of fiber diameters. The scanning electron microscopy pictures show that all the fibers have smooth surface, which means the melt electrospinning fibers have good mechanical properties. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 50:2074–2078, 2010. © 2010 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Preparation of poly(ether sulfone) nanofibers by gas‐jet/electrospinning

Poly(ether sulfone) (PES) nanofibers were prepared by the gas‐jet/electrospinning of its solutions in N,N‐dimethylformamide (DMF). The gas used in this gas‐jet/electrospinning process was nitrogen. The morphology of the PES nanofibers was investigated with scanning electron microscopy. The process parameters studied in this work included the concentration of the polymer solution, the applied voltage, the tip–collector distance (TCD), the inner diameter of the needle, and the gas flow rate. It was found from experimental results that the average diameter of the electrospun PES fibers depended strongly on these process parameters. A decrease in the polymer concentration in the spinning solutions resulted in the formation of nanofibers with a smaller diameter. The use of an 18 wt % polymer solution yielded PES nanofibers with an average diameter of about 80 nm. However, a morphology of mixed bead fibers was formed when the concentration of PES in DMF was below 20 wt % during gas‐jet/electrospinning. Uniform PES nanofibers with an average diameter of about 200 nm were prepared by this electrospinning with the following optimal process parameters: the concentration of PES in DMF was 25 wt %, the applied voltage was 28.8 kV, the gas flow was 10.0 L/min, the inner diameter of the needle was 0.24 mm, the TCD was 20 cm, and the flow rate was 6.0 mL/h. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2008     

不同溶剂对静电纺聚乳酸纳米纤维形态结构的影响

以聚乳酸（PLA）为原料,分别用三种不同的溶剂制得三种纺丝液并采用静电纺丝法,制备了聚乳酸纳米纤维。探讨了溶剂、电压、溶液质量分数对纤维形貌和直径的影响。结果表明,溶剂是决定PLA超细纤维形成的关键因素,三氯甲烷（CHC l3）与二甲基甲酰胺（DMF）混合溶剂（体积比为9∶1）是PLA静电纺丝较为理想的溶剂。在PLA质量分数为6%、极距15 cm、电压25 kV,流量2.5 mL/h的工艺条件下,可制备直径为1 200 nm左右的PLA纤维。     

Fabrication of continuous nanofiber yarn using novel multi‐nozzle bubble electrospinning

A novel multi‐nozzle bubble electrospinning apparatus, including spinning unit, metering pump, constant flow pump, metal funnel and yarn winder, was designed for the preparation of continuous twisted polyacrylonitrile nanofiber yarns, and the principle of nanofiber yarn spinning was studied. An innovative spinning unit consisting of nozzle and air chamber was used to improve the production of nanofibers. Double conjugate electrospinning was developed using two pairs of oppositely charged spinning units to neutralize the charges. The effects of applied voltage, air flow rate, overall solution flow rate and funnel rotary speed on the fiber diameter, production rate and mechanical properties of the nanofiber yarns were analyzed. Nanofibers could be aggregated stably and bundled continuously, then twisted into nanofiber yarns uniformly at an applied voltage of 34 kV, air flow rate of 1200 mL min^?1 and overall solution flow rate of 32 mL h^?1. With an increase in the funnel rotary speed, the twist angle of the nanofiber yarns gradually increased when the take‐up speed was constant. The yarn tensile strength and elongation at break showed an increasing trend with increasing twist angle. Nanofiber yarns obtained using this novel method could be produced at a rate from 2.189 to 3.227 g h^?1 with yarn diameters ranging from 200 to 386 µm. Nanofiber yarns with a twist angle of 49.7° showed a tensile strength of 0.592 cN dtex^?1 and an elongation at break of 65.7%. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry     

熔体直写电纺聚己内酯纤维有序沉积工艺

目前聚合物熔体电纺技术制备的纤维大多以杂乱无序的无纺布形式存在,限制了电纺技术在组织工程支架以及机器人等需要有序结构领域的应用。本文将熔体电纺技术与三维运动平台相结合,采用自主设计的熔体电纺可控成型实验装置,对聚己内酯（PCL）进行熔体直写静电纺丝,获得了有序纤维。研究了喷头移动速度、接收距离和纺丝电压对熔体直写电纺纤维沉积形貌的影响。结果表明,纤维直径随着喷头移速、接收距离和纺丝电压的增大而减小,其中接收距离的改变对直径的影响最为显著;接收距离的增大虽然有利于纤维的细化,但是距离过大会使纤维沉积的有序性变差;当射流下落速度与喷头移动速度相匹配时,射流才能实现有序沉积;增大接收距离和纺丝电压会引起射流鞭动,需要相应地增大喷头移动速度才能实现有序沉积。     

Fabrication of nanofibers by a modified air-jet electrospinning method

A modified air-jet electrospinning (MAE) setup was demonstrated for contributing to the large-scale nanofibers production. With this single nozzle air-jet electrospinning device, the productivity of nanofibers can be increased more than forty times as compared with using the single-needle electrospinning (SNE) setup. When compared with other needle-less electrospinning setups, the benefits of this setup include ability to keep stable concentration of electrospun solution and to produce more uniform and thinner fibers, controlling of the jets formed speed and position, higher throughput, lower critical voltage, easier assembling, simpler operation, and so on. Four different parts of the fiber generator were, respectively, charged as electrospun electrodes to produce fibers. The distributions of the electric field with different electrodes were simulated and investigated for explaining the experimental results including the fibers productivity, the deposition area of nanofiber mats, as well as the surface morphology of the fibers. When the whole nozzle was charged, as compared with charging other electrodes, the MAE system produced thinner fibers with larger standard deviation on a much larger scale. By reduction of charged area, the received fibers presented lower productivity and thicker diameter with lower standard deviation. Especially, when a half of the nozzle was charged, the deposition area of nanofiber mats was larger than charging other electrodes. Besides, when a half of the nozzle was charged, the influences of electrospinning parameters such as applied voltage, collecting distance and the flow rate of air on nanofibers morphology were also investigated. Furthermore, based on this spinning unit, multi-nozzle air-jet electrospinning setup can be designed for larger production of nanofibers.     

The effects of processing parameters on the morphology of PLA/PEG melt electrospun fibers

Electrospinning of a polymer melt is an ideal technique to produce highly porous nanofibrous or microfibrous scaffolds appropriate for biomedical applications. In recent decades, melt electrospinning has been known as an eco‐friendly procedure as it eliminates the cytotoxic effects of the solvents used in solution electrospinning. In this work, the effects of spinning conditions such as temperature, applied voltage, nozzle to collector distance and collector type as well as polyethylene glycol (PEG) concentration on the diameter of melt electrospun polylactic acid (PLA)/PEG fibers were studied. The thermal stability of PLA/PEG blends was monitored through TGA and rheometry. Morphological investigations were carried out via optical and scanning electron microscopy. Based on the results, blends were almost stable over the temperature range of melt electrospinning (170 ? 230 °C) and a short spinning time of 5 min. To obtain non‐woven meshes with uniform fiber morphologies, experimental parameters were optimized using ANOVA. While increasing the temperature, applied voltage and PEG content resulted in thinner fibers, PEG concentration was the most influential factor on the fiber diameter. In addition, a nozzle to collector distance of 10 cm was found to be the most suitable for preparing uniform non‐woven PLA/PEG meshes. At higher PEG concentrations, alterations in the collector distance did not affect the uniformity of fibers, although at lower distances vigorous bending instabilities due to polarity augmentation and viscosity reduction resulted in curly fibrous meshes. Finally, the finest and submicron scale fibers were obtained through melt electrospinning of PLA/PEG (70/30) blend collected on a metallic frame. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry     

Needleless electrospinning. I. A comparison of cylinder and disk nozzles

In this study, we demonstrated the needleless electrospinning of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanofibers with two nozzles, a rotating disk and a cylinder, and examined the effect of the nozzle shape on the electrospinning process and resultant fiber morphology. The disk nozzle needed a relatively low applied voltage to initiate fiber formation, and the fibers were mainly formed on the top disk edge. Also, the PVA concentration had little influence on the disk electrospinning process (up to 11 wt %). In comparison, the cylinder electrospinning showed a higher dependence on the applied voltage and polymer concentration. The fibers were initiated from the cylinder ends first and then from the entire cylinder surface only if the applied voltage were increased to a certain level. With the same polymer solution, the critical voltage needed to generate nanofibers from the disk nozzle was lower than that needed to generate nanofibers from the cylinder. Both electrospinning systems could produce uniform nanofibers, but the fibers produced from the disk nozzle were finer than those from the cylinder when the operating conditions were the same. A thin disk (8 cm in diameter and 2 mm thick) could produce nanofibers at a rate similar to that of a cylinder of the same diameter but 100 times wider (i.e., 20 cm long). Finite element analysis of electric field profiles of the nozzles revealed a concentrated electric field on the disk edge. For the cylinder nozzle, an uneven distribution of the electric field intensity profile along the nozzle surface was observed. The field lines were mainly concentrated on the cylinder ends, with a much lower electric field intensity formed in the middle surface area. At the same applied voltage, the electric field intensity on the disk edge was much higher than that on the cylinder end. These differences in the electric field intensity profiles could explain the differences in the fiber fineness and rate of the nanofibers produced from these two nozzles. These findings will benefit the design and further development of large‐scale electrospinning systems for the mass production of nanofibers for advanced applications. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009     

Preparation and experimental parameters analysis of laser melt electrospun poly(L‐lactide) fibers via orthogonal design

Laser melt electrospinning is a novel technology to produce micro/nanofibers. This solvent‐free process is more suitable for biomedical applications. In this work, the electrospun poly(L ‐lactide) (PLLA) fibers with diameters ranging from 2 to 7 μm were prepared by this method, and four influencing factors of melt flow rate (MFR), laser current, collector distance, and applied voltage were investigated on the PLLA fiber diameters and its standard deviation (SD) with an orthogonal design method. The results of range analysis showed the order of significance levels as follows: applied voltage, laser current, collector distance, and MFR for fiber diameter. The SD of fiber diameter can be listed in the following order: applied voltage, MFR, laser current, and collector distance. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 52:1964–1967, 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Effect of experimental parameters on needleless electrospinning from a conical wire coil

In this study, a conical wire coil was used as spinneret to launch a novel needleless electrospinning. Multiple polymer jets were observed on the surface of the coil in the electrospinning process. Productivity of the nanofibers can be enhanced to >2.5 g/h by using this novel nozzle. The fiber productivity and diameter together with diameter distribution were dependent on the concentration of the polymer solution, applied voltage, and collecting distance. This novel concept of using wire coil as the electrospinning nozzle depicts a model of large‐scale needleless electrospinning system for nanofiber production. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012     

A new approach for optimization of electrospun nanofiber formation process

Precise control of fiber diameter during electrospinning is very crucial for many applications. A systematic and quantitative study on the effects of processing variables enables us to control the properties of electrospun nanofibers. In this contribution, response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to quantitatively investigate the simultaneous effects of four of the most important parameters, namely solution concentration (C), spinning distance (d), applied voltage (V) and volume flow rate (Q), on mean fiber diameter (MFD) as well as standard deviation of fiber diameter (StdFD) in electrospinning of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofibers.     

聚ε-己内酯/聚乙二醇共混纳米纤维的静电纺丝研究

采用四氢呋喃和无水乙醇为溶剂,利用静电纺丝法制备了聚己内酯(PCL)/聚乙二醇(PEG)共混纳米纤维。研究了共混配比、溶液浓度、无水乙醇的加入以及电纺电压、接收距离等工艺参数对纤维形态和性能的影响。测试结果表明:聚乙二醇和聚己内酯以一定比例共混后改善了聚己内酯纤维毡的亲水性和细胞相容性;随着纺丝原液浓度增加,电纺产品由高分子微/纳米液滴结构渐变为珠状结构较少的平滑纤维,平均纤维直径逐渐增大;一定范围内,纤维平均直径随电压的上升而增大,但与接收距离关系不大;此外,加入无水乙醇后,共混溶液电导率增加,有利于喷射流的劈裂,减少了珠状结构的数量。     

Effect of solution concentration in microfiltration properties of PLA mats produced by solution blow spinning

In order to remediate the difficulty of access to safe drinking water by 1/3 of the world population, mats produced by solution blow spinning (SBS) have a great potential for use in liquid filtration due to their small pores and high porosity, being capable of filtrating water by retaining particles and even microorganisms. In this context, this work aims the production and characterization of poly (lactic acid) mat obtained by SBS to be morphologically, thermally, and mechanically evaluated, as well as to observe water flux properties. The correlation between structure-processing-properties is an important part of the work, which shows that lower concentration of polymeric solution leads to mats with smaller average fiber diameter, greater crystallinity, impacting on their greater tensile strength. The water flux performance shows that mats obtained from higher polymer concentration solutions present less resistance to the water flow, which indicates larger pore diameters.     

Piezoelectric and Electrostatic Properties of Electrospun PVDF‐TrFE Nanofibers and their Role in Electromechanical Transduction in Nanogenerators and Strain Sensors

Piezo‐ and ferroelectric nanofibers of the polymer poly(vinylidenefluoride) (PVDF) have been widely employed in strain and pressure sensors as well as nanogenerators for energy harvesting. Despite this interest, the mechanism of electromechanical transduction is under debate and a deeper knowledge about relevant piezoelectric or electrostatic properties of nanofibers is crucial to optimize transduction efficiency. Here poly(vinylidenefluoride‐trifluoroethylene) nanofibers at different electrospinning conditions are prepared. Macroscopic electromechanical response of fiber mats with microscopic analysis of single nanofibers performed by piezoelectric and electrostatic force microscopy are compared. The results show that electrospinning favors the formation of the piezoelectric β‐phase in the polymer and leads directly to piezoelectric properties that are comparable to annealed thin films. However, during electrospinning the electric field is not strong enough to induce direct ferroelectric domain polarization. Instead accumulation of triboelectric surface charges and trapped space charge is observed in the polymer that explain the electret like macroscopic electromechanical response.     

静电纺聚乳酸纳米纤维的制备及其孔结构调控

为了调控聚乳酸(PLA)纳米纤维的孔结构,采用静电纺丝技术,以PLA母粒为原料,三氯甲烷(CF)和N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)按一定比例混合的溶液为溶剂,制备了平均直径在1.37μm的PLA纳米纤维,并对其结构进行表征。结果表明,PLA纳米纤维的平均直径随着纺丝液中CF含量、聚合物浓度、环境湿度的增加而增大;随纺丝电压和灌注速度的增大而呈减小的趋势。同时,环境湿度对纤维表面孔结构有显著影响。随着湿度的增加,纤维表面孔的分布密度增加,且形状由圆形转变为椭圆形。此外,与表面光滑的PLA纳米纤维(2.4 m²/g)相比,所制备的PLA多孔纤维的比表面积提升了10倍(24.0 m²/g)。     

高压静电纺丝法制备聚酰亚胺超细纤维无纺布膜

采用制备聚合物纳米纤维的一种简易的重要基本方法,即静电纺丝技术,以实验室合成的聚酰胺酸（PAA）溶液为纺丝溶液,采用自制静电纺丝机进行电纺得到PAA纤维无纺布膜。采用傅立叶变换红外光谱分析技术对无纺布膜的化学结构进行了表征分析;由PAA及聚酰亚胺（PI）无纺布膜的谱图吸收峰对比分析得知,纤维热酰亚胺化的程度是比较完全的;但由相应吸收峰对比分析得知,热酰亚胺化的程度并没有达到100％。     

聚乙烯醇静电纺丝纳米纤维的制备及形貌研究

利用静电纺丝技术制备聚乙烯醇（PVA）纳米纤维材料,通过正交试验调节制备过程中纺丝电压、纺丝距离和纺丝溶液浓度等工艺参数,探究其对PVA纳米纤维直径大小、直径分布以及纤维形貌的影响。结果表明,影响纳米纤维形貌的主要因素排序是纺丝溶液浓度＞纺丝距离＞纺丝电压,并确定最优水平组合为纺丝电压为20 kV,PVA纺丝溶液浓度为6 %(质量分数,下同),纺丝距离为12 cm。