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Forming of Integrated Webs of Nanofibers via Electrospinning
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Raghavan, Bharath K.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1155907599
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Year and Degree
2006, Master of Science, Miami University, Paper Science and Engineering.
Abstract
Electrospinning is a method to produce ultra-thin fibers with diameters in the nanometer to micrometer scale range. The electrospinning process is capable of producing both single nanofibers and mats of fibers. For fibrous mats, the performance would be enhanced, if the fibers were fused together.The fusion could be accomplsihed via post treatment of the fibrous mat with a chemical or heat treatment, but creating an integrated web during the initial forming process would be more efficient. An electrospinning apparatus was developed for this study. The ability to spin fibrous mats of polyethylene oxide (PEO) fibers with and with out fusing between the fibers was developed. By controlling the process parameters, the fusing process was turned on and off during the formation. The major finding of this study is that control of the humidity of the surrounding environment can be used to control the degree of fusing between fibers.
Committee
Douglas Coffin (Advisor)
Pages
48 p.
Keywords
Nanofibers
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Electrospinning
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Fused webs of nanofibers
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Humidity control
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Raghavan, B. K. (2006).
Forming of Integrated Webs of Nanofibers via Electrospinning
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1155907599
APA Style (7th edition)
Raghavan, Bharath.
Forming of Integrated Webs of Nanofibers via Electrospinning.
2006. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1155907599.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Raghavan, Bharath. "Forming of Integrated Webs of Nanofibers via Electrospinning." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1155907599
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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