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Effect of Curing Bath Conditions on the Morphology and Structure of Poly(High Internal Phase Emulsion) Fibers

Gong, Xuehui
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1499315549401802

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2017, Master of Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Chemical Engineering.
Poly(high internal phase emulsion)s (polyHIPEs) are highly porous materials which have wide application in many fields. In this thesis, the potential of polymerizing high internal phase emulsions (HIPE)s to fabricate porous fibers has been demonstrated. By tuning the composition of the curing bath for the fibers, the openness of the fiber surface can be adjusted. Increasing the curing temperature, electrolyte concentration or initiator concentration in the curing bath leads to the formation of smaller open cells on the fiber surface. Surfactant added to the curing bath can generate large open cells on the fiber surface. A closed-cell surface on the fiber can be produced by adding a large amount of initiator to the curing bath. Fibers with a small amount of surface pores, which have a length-scale on the order of hundreds nanometers, are formed. Poly(HIPE) fibers with only closed-cell surfaces can also be fabricated under some conditions.
Donald Feke (Committee Chair)
Chemical Engineering

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  • Gong, X. (2017). Effect of Curing Bath Conditions on the Morphology and Structure of Poly(High Internal Phase Emulsion) Fibers [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1499315549401802

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gong, Xuehui. Effect of Curing Bath Conditions on the Morphology and Structure of Poly(High Internal Phase Emulsion) Fibers. 2017. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1499315549401802.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gong, Xuehui. "Effect of Curing Bath Conditions on the Morphology and Structure of Poly(High Internal Phase Emulsion) Fibers." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1499315549401802

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