Electrospun ultrathin nylon fibers for protective applications |
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| Authors: | Narendiran Vitchuli Quan Shi Joshua Nowak Marian McCord Mohamed Bourham Xiangwu Zhang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Fiber and Polymer Science Program, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695‐8301;2. Department of Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695‐7909 |
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| Abstract: | Electrospun nylon 6 fiber mats were deposited on woven 50/50 nylon/cotton fabric with the motive of making them into protective material against submicron‐level aerosol chemical and biological threats. Polymer solution concentration, electrospinning voltage, and deposition areal densities were varied to establish the relationships of processing‐structure‐filtration efficiency of electrospun fiber mats. A high barrier efficiency of greater than 99.5% was achieved on electrospun fiber mats without sacrificing air permeability and pressure drop. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010 |
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| Keywords: | electrospinning nylon 6 ultrathin fiber protection aerosol |
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