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Fabrication and properties of elastic fibers from electrospinning natural rubber

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posted on 2024-06-06, 03:01 authored by Y Li, X Wang, Z Peng, P Li, C Li, Lingxue KongLingxue Kong
Electrospinning natural rubber (NR) to get elastic nano-/microfibers has attracted much attention. Suitable solvent such as tetrahydrofuran (THF) was selected by considering solubility, toxicity, and electrospinning results. Dynamic light scattering testing was used to measure the hydrodynamic diameter (Dh) of the solutions with different solvents and the critical concentrations (C*) of NR/THF solution. For NR solutions with the same concentration from different solvents, the larger Dh the solution, the larger the electrospun fiber diameter. Stable electrospinning concentration window ranging from 25 to 50 g/L, which corresponds to 38 > [ŋ]C > 19, was identified. Mechanical properties of both electrospun NR fiber mats and single fibers were estimated from tensile testing. Fibrous mats with excellent elasticity at about 439 to 505% elongation were demonstrated; however, the elongation rate of single fibers was 44%. Electrospun fiber mats with high elasticity of NR materials can be potentially used in soft tissue engineering and strain sensor areas.

History

Journal

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volume

136

Article number

ARTN 48153

Pagination

1 - 7

Location

Chichester, Eng.

ISSN

0021-8995

eISSN

1097-4628

Language

English

Publication classification

C Journal article, C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2019, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Issue

43

Publisher

WILEY