纤维素混合醚酯的制备与静电纺丝性能

研究了几种纤维素混合醚酯的制备及其高压静电场纺丝性能,分析了溶剂组成、溶液浓度、分子量、酯化基团对成纤性和纤维直径的影响。结果表明:在非均相条件下,经过碱化、醚化与酯化,得到不同结构的纤维素混合醚酯HPMCP、HPMCT与HPMCAS,均可实现静电纺丝;在甲醇/二氯甲烷=1∶4的溶剂体系中易得到表面光滑纤维;在溶剂组成一定条件下,溶液仅在一定浓度范围可纺,且浓度越低、纺丝电压越高,纺丝平均直径越小;当溶剂组成、溶液浓度一定时,分子量对其溶液纺丝的可纺性有直接影响,HPMCAS仅重均分子量达到7.2×104才能获得表面光滑纺丝纤维;在溶剂组成、溶液浓度和分子量一定的条件下,相邻酰基间距离越小,酸性越强,溶液电导率越大,丝越细。     

静电纺聚丙烯腈纳米纤维晶态结构及取向的形成

采用新型流动水浴收集方式制备出连续单向排列的静电纺聚丙烯腈(PAN)纳米初生纤维,收集静电纺丝不同阶段的静电纺PAN纳米纤维,并在热水中进行后牵伸,使其伸长至原长的2倍、3倍.通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、广角X射线衍射(WAXD)等方法对静电纺丝过程不同阶段的PAN纳米纤维的形貌、直径、致密性、晶态结构及取向进行了表征.研究表明,(1)在静电纺丝过程中PAN纺丝液射流受到牵伸作用,静电纺PAN纳米纤维的晶态结构形成并逐渐完善.纳米纤维的直径随着静电纺丝过程逐渐减小(从664 nm减小至353 nm),结晶度从42.55％增加至47.76％,晶区取向由37.48％提高至43.93％.纳米纤维致密性也逐渐提高(密度由1.1917 g/cm3增加至1.1943 g/cm3).(2)静电纺丝过程进入PAN射流溶剂含量较低的阶段后,继续通过静电纺丝过程提高纳米初生纤维晶态结构及取向的效果很有限,而通过热水后牵伸过程可进一步使晶态结构及取向得到有效果的完善.研究同时发现,静电纺初生纤维的晶态结构及取向与其在热水牵伸过程中的进一步完善具有相关性.     

混合溶剂沉淀聚合制备高分子量聚丙烯腈研究进展

为了获得高性能的聚丙烯腈(PAN)基碳纤维,采用高分子量PAN共聚物进行纺丝是最有效的解决途径。本文主要从聚合反应机理、共聚单体类型、引发剂种类、混合溶剂选择以及聚合工艺条件等五个方面出发,阐述了混合溶剂沉淀聚合制备高分子量PAN的工艺特点和研究现状。该工艺采用水/有机溶剂混合体系为反应介质,兼具均相溶液聚合和非均相聚合的双重优点,能够合成出高分子量且内部结构疏松的PAN共聚物,是制备高性能PAN前驱体的重要合成方法。     

磷钼酸/PMMA静电纺丝纤维的制备及形貌研究

通过静电纺丝技术制备了磷钼酸/PMMA复合纤维,研究了PMMA的相对分子质量、磷钼酸的含量及混合溶剂中DMF与乙醇的体积比对复合纤维形貌及直径的影响。通过扫描电镜(SEM)对复合纤维的形貌进行了观察,并测试了不同条件纺丝溶液的电导率、黏度和表面张力。研究发现,PMMA的相对分子质量和DMF与乙醇的体积比对复合纤维的形貌影响较为明显,磷钼酸的含量对复合纤维的直径影响显著。较为理想的纺丝条件为:PMMA的重均分子量为60000,纺丝液中磷钼酸的含量为16mg/mL,DMF与乙醇的体积比为6∶4。     

混合改性PAN纳米纤维铁配合物的吸附-催化双功能在有机染料去除中的应用

将静电纺丝法制备的聚丙烯腈(PAN)纳米纤维膜用不同比例的盐酸羟胺和水合肼混合溶液改性,再与Fe3+离子进行配位反应,制备了5种不同表面结构的改性PAN纳米纤维铁配合物;考察了水合肼加入量对纤维铁配合物的制备及对偶氮染料活性红195去除能力的影响.结果表明,随着水合肼加入量的增大,改性PAN纳米纤维的直径减小且其铁配合物表面的铁离子配合量降低;3种混合改性PAN纳米纤维铁配合物均对活性红195具有优良的吸附和光催化降解功能,可通过2种功能之间的协同效应实现快速去除水溶液中染料分子的目的.     

PAN/PEO和CA/PEO同轴静电纺丝纤维的制备及其力学性能研究

近年来,同轴静电纺丝技术广泛地用于制造各种多功能复合材料,同时聚合物受限结晶行为的研究倍受关注,许多方法被用来制备结晶性聚合物的受限空间。结合这两种研究背景,本文利用同轴静电纺丝技术,制备了聚丙烯腈(PAN)/聚氧化乙烯(PEO)和醋酸纤维素(CA)/PEO两种复合纤维,通过扫描电子显微镜和透射电子纤维镜对复合纤维形态结构分析,发现复合纤维具有皮芯结构,其中PEO作为芯层被包裹在外层PAN或CA中,同时改变静电纺丝时PEO溶液的浓度,复合纤维的直径和PEO芯层的直径也随之改变,从而为结晶性聚合物PEO提供了不同尺寸的受限空间。此外,对复合纤维膜进行了力学性能测试,结果发现CA/PEO复合纤维膜的拉伸性能要优于PAN/PEO复合纤维膜。     

聚合反应介质对丙烯腈/衣康酸共聚物结构与性能的影响

利用混合溶剂沉淀聚合法研究了水/环丁砜(H_2O/TMS)等4种不同聚合反应介质对丙烯腈/衣康酸(AN/IA)共聚物的转化率、重均分子量(Mw)及分布(D)、表面微观形貌、竞聚率及链结构、聚合物热性能和纺丝性能的影响.结果表明,P(AN/IA)聚合物转化率随着混合溶剂中H_2O含量的增加,呈先升高后降低的趋势.P(AN/IA)的Mw与水/溶剂比例成线性增加的关系,其中,以H_2O/TMS作为混合反应介质所制备P(AN/IA)的Mw最大,D最小(小于2).AN与IA以H_2O/TMS为聚合介质时倾向于理想共聚,2IA链段分布几率仅为2.87%.以H_2O/TMS为聚合体系所制备P(AN/IA)结构疏松、颗粒粒径较小且易溶解,预氧化时环化反应放热速率低、放热区间宽,热稳定化阶段形成耐热梯形结构反应所需能垒小.P(AN/IA)/TMS纺丝溶液的表观黏度低,TMS为PAN的良溶剂.     

聚丙烯腈纳米纤维的高效制备及结晶取向性能

分别采用传统静电纺丝装置和自行搭建的离心-静电纺丝装置制备出聚丙烯腈(PAN)纳米初生纤维,并在热空气浴中和一定外力作用下进行牵伸,牵伸后使其伸长至原长的1倍到3倍.通过广角X射线衍射(WAXD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等方法对2种纺丝方法制备的PAN纳米初生纤维及经过热空气浴牵伸后的PAN纳米纤维的晶态结构、取向及形貌等进行了表征.研究表明:(1)离心-静电纺丝效率远高于静电纺丝,可达静电纺丝的120倍(离心-静电纺丝纺丝液流速为2 m L/min,静电纺丝纺丝液流速1 m L/h);(2)无论是离心纺丝还是静电纺丝制得的纳米初生纤维结晶度均很低(离心纺丝为25%,静电纺丝为10.1%),但离心纺丝制得的纳米初生纤维有一定的取向(60.5%),而静电纺丝基本没有;(3)经过热空气浴牵伸后,2种纺丝方式制得的纳米纤维结晶度均有所提高(分别为45.8%和36.2%),取向度也有所提高(分别为72.5%和59.8%),随着牵伸温度的提高和牵伸应力的增大,纤维的平均直径不断减小(离心纺丝由675 nm降至510 nm,静电纺丝由460 nm降至355 nm).纳米纤维在制备过程晶态结构及取向的效果有限,但通过热空气浴牵伸可以使晶态结构及取向得到进一步完善.     

静电纺丝法制备聚醚酰亚胺纤维膜的结构和介电性能研究

采用静电纺丝法制备了聚醚酰亚胺(PEI)纤维膜,通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和偏振红外对PEI纤维膜的微观结构进行研究.实验结果显示纺丝液溶剂决定了PEI的可纺性,以N-甲基吡咯烷酮(NMP)为溶剂时,空气湿度显著地影响纺丝过程以及纤维的形态.在相同纺丝工艺条件下,随着纺丝液浓度的增加,所得PEI取向纤维沿辊筒收集方向的排列规整性提高,纤维平均直径由405 nm增加到3.25 μm.PEI纤维膜介电性能的研究表明,取向纤维膜的介电常数很小,最低可达到1.1,其介电损耗也维持在较低的水平,纤维膜的接收方式以及热牵伸处理会对PEI纤维膜的介电性能产生影响.     

采用静电纺丝/非溶剂致相分离制备聚丙烯腈多孔超细纤维的研究

以聚丙烯腈/二甲基亚砜/N,N'-二甲基甲酰胺三元体系为纺丝液、3℃水浴为接收介质,通过静电纺丝制备了具有纳米孔结构的静电纺聚丙烯腈多孔超细纤维.探讨了溶剂比例、接收介质、聚丙烯腈浓度、纺丝电压及接收距离等因素对纤维直径和表面孔隙率的影响.结果表明最佳制备条件为混合溶剂质量比1∶1、纺丝电压16 kV、聚丙烯腈浓度15 wt%、接收距离5 cm、纺丝速率0.7 mL/h、环境温度25℃、相对湿度40%～70%.在此条件下得到的聚丙烯腈多孔超细纤维直径在420～490 nm,平均直径468 nm,表面孔隙率3.4%,纤维内部形成大量孔径为8～30 nm的孔结构,且孔径分布均匀,孔形状相对一致.N2吸附脱附测试表明,聚丙烯腈多孔纤维的BET比表面积达43.86 m2/g,是相同直径无孔聚丙烯腈纤维比表面积理论值的6倍.通过研究聚丙烯腈/(二甲基亚砜+N,N'-二甲基甲酰胺)/水的三元相图,提出非溶剂致相分离是主要成孔机理.     

聚丙烯腈纳米纤维的再细化

通过电纺丝法研究了溶剂种类、溶液浓度、纺丝倾斜角、聚合物分子量对纳米纤维形态和直径的影响,寻找到最佳工艺条件,并得到了平均直径为20nm的超细纤维.     

Controlling electrospun nanofiber morphology and mechanical properties using humidity

Electrospinning is a fiber spinning technique used to produce nanoscale polymeric fibers with superior interconnectivity and specific surface area. The fiber diameter, surface morphology, and mechanical strength are important properties of electrospun fibers that can be tuned for diverse applications. In this study, the authors investigate how the humidity during electrospinning influences these specific properties of the fiber mat. Using two previously uninvestigated polymers, poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN) and polysulfone (PSU) dissolved in N,N‐Dimethylformamide (DMF), experimental results show that increasing humidity during spinning causes an increase in fiber diameter and a decrease in mechanical strength. Moreover, surface features such as roughness or pores become evident when electrospinning in an atmosphere with high relative humidity (RH). However, PAN and PSU fibers are affected differently. PAN has a narrower distribution of fiber diameter regardless of the RH, whereas PSU has a wider and more bimodal distribution under high RH. In addition, PSU fibers spun at high humidity exhibit surface pores and higher specific surface area whereas PAN fibers exhibit an increased surface roughness but no visible pores. These fiber morphologies are caused by a complex interaction between the nonsolvent (water), the hygroscopic solvent (DMF), and the polymer. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2011     

Electrospun EGNPs reinforced precursor carbon nanofibril composites by using RSM

Response surface methodology (RSM),based on five‐level, four variable Box‐Benkhen technique was investigated for modeling the average fiber diameter of electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers. The four important electrospinning parameters were studied including applied voltage (kV), Berry's number, deposition distance from nozzle to collector (cm), and spinning angle (? in degree). The measured fiber diameters were in a good agreement with the predicted results by using RSM technique. High‐regression coefficient between the variables and the response (R² = 87.74%) indicates excellent evaluation of experimental data by second‐order polynomial regression model. The optimum PAN average fiber diameters of 208 and 37‐nm standard deviation were collected at 19 kV, Berry's number = 10, 25^° spinning angle, and 16‐cm deposition distance. The PAN/N,N‐dimethylformamide (DMF) polymer solution with the optimum weight concentration (10 wt.%) was selected to study the effect of dispersing exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets (EGNPs) in PAN/DMF solution on the electrospun EGNP/PAN fibril composite diameter. Five different EGNPs weight concentrations (2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 wt.%) were dispersed in the optimized PAN/DMF polymer solution. Morphology of EGNPs/PAN fibril composites and its distribution were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to show the minimum fiber diameter for the above‐mentioned 5 wt. % of EGNPs. A minimum fibril composite diameter of 182 nm was obtained at 10 wt.% of EGNPs. Morphological characteristics of electrospun fibers and their distribution were tested by Raman spectroscopy, SEM, differential light scattering, and high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy.     

二氧化碳-环氧丙烷共聚物电纺纤维形貌研究

利用电纺丝技术制备了二氧化碳环氧丙烷共聚物超细纤维,研究了喷丝口电势、纺丝距离、浓度、溶剂等因素对纤维形貌、直径及均一性的影响.实验结果表明,利用电纺丝法可以制备直径在小于200nm到7μm二氧化碳环氧丙烷共聚物纤维;喷丝口电势和浓度对于共聚物电纺丝纤维是否形成串珠结构有重要影响;电势、距离和纺丝液浓度都对纤维直径及分散系数有较大影响,在一定范围内,随着喷丝口电势增加,纤维平均直径变大而分散系数变小;纺丝距离增大使得纤维平均直径变小,分散系数变大;浓度的增大使得纤维平均直径变大,分散系数变小;不同溶剂配制的溶液体系制备的电纺丝纤维形貌有很大差异,在二氯甲烷和丁酮的体系中,分别观察到了两组较为集中的直径分布.     

Acrylic fibers processing with ionic liquid as solvent

Ionic liquid, 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium chloride ([BMIM]Cl), was used as solvent for the polymerization of acrylonitrile (AN) and the resulting polymer solution was directly applied for spinning to produce polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber for the first time. Acrylic polymers with high content of AN, large molecular weight, and low polydispersity index (PDI) were prepared. The PAN macromolecules have little degradation during dissolution of PAN in [BMIM]Cl, which is completely different from the dissolution of biopolymers such as cellulose in ionic liquids. The PAN fiber with round profile and good mechanical properties was successfully spun from the PAN/[BMIM]Cl solution using dry–jet wet spinning technology. It suggests that an environmental friendly process for the acrylic fiber would be developed and the high performance PAN fiber would be obtained when the spinning conditions are optimized further. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Porous electrospun polycaprolactone fibers: Effect of process parameters

The effect of electrospinning process parameters (solution flow rate, applied voltage, spinning distance) on the size and surface morphology of porous electrospun poly(ε‐caprolactone) was investigated in this study. Response surface methodology was implemented for the design and conduction of electrospinning experiments. The feed solution was a 12.5% w/v poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL) solution in a binary solvent mixture of 90%v/v chloroform/dimethyl sulfoxide. Spinning distance of 10–25 cm, applied voltage of 10–25 kV and feed flow rate of 0.5–5 mL/h were the range of limiting values of the independent variables used for the development of a central composite design. Second‐order polynomial equations, correlating electrospinning process parameters to relative pore coverage, and fiber average diameter were developed and validated. An increase in any of the investigated parameters (solution flow rate, applied voltage, spinning distance) resulted in the increase of both, pore formation on electrospun fibers, and produced fiber average diameter. Under the experimental conditions investigated, the relative pore surface coverage was 15.8–31.9% and the average fiber diameter was in the range of 1.6–3.3 μm. Applied voltage was proven to be the parameter with the strongest impact on both, fiber diameter and surface morphology. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2016 , 54, 1878–1888     

Preparation and characterization of high‐molecular‐weight atactic poly(vinyl alcohol)/sodium alginate/silver nanocomposite by electrospinning

High‐molecular‐weight poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/sodium alginate (SA)/ silver nanocomposite was successfully prepared via electrospinning technique. Water‐based colloidal silver in a PVA/SA blend solution was directly mixing without any chemical and structural modifications into PVA/SA matrix to form an organic‐metallic nanocomposite. The effect of the addition of silver colloidal solution on the PVA/SA/silver nanocomposite was investigated through a series of experiments varying molecular weight of PVA and electrospinning processing parameters such as concentration of PVA solution, PVA/SA blend ratio, applied voltage, and tip‐to‐collector distance. In the case of PVA with number‐average degree of polymerization of 1700, by increasing the amount of SA in spinning solution, the morphology was changed from fine uniform fiber to beaded fiber or bead‐on‐string fiber structure. Increase of the amount of silver colloidal solution resulted in higher charge density on the surface of ejected jet during spinning, thus more electric charges carried by the electrospinning jet. As the charge density increased, the diameter of the nanocomposites became smaller. Transmission electron microscopy images showed that the dense silver nanoparticles were well separately dispersed in PVA/SA matrix. Energy‐disperse X‐ray analysis indicated that carbon, oxygen, natrium, and silver were the principle element of PVA/SA/silver nanocomposite. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 47: 1916–1926, 2009     

Fabrication of nanocomposite PAN nanofibers containing MgO and Al2O3 nanoparticles

This paper describes the effect of embedding MgO and Al₂O₃ nanoparticles on the diameter of electrospun composite polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers. Diameter of nanofibers determines the important properties of the nanofibrous mats used in a variety of developed applications such as tissue engineering scaffolds, drug delivery, catalysis, ultra filtration, sensors, and nanoelectronics. The results showed that the type and amount of nanoparticles dispersed in PAN solutions affect the conductivity as well as the viscosity of the electrospinning solutions. Increasing the amount of MgO and Al₂O₃ leads to higher conductivity and higher viscosity of the electrospinning solution and ultimately to a smaller nanofiber diameter. Moreover, the results showed that higher conductivity of the electrospinning solution overcomes the effect of higher viscosity. Finally, no interaction was detected between metal oxide nanoparticles and PAN macromolecules.     

Preparation of polybenzoxazole fibers via electrospinning and postspun thermal cyclization of polyhydroxyamide

Polybenzoxazole (PBO) fibers with a submicron diameter were successfully prepared by electrospinning its precursor, polyhydroxyamide (PHA), solutions to obtain the PHA fibers first, followed by appropriate thermal treatments for cyclization reaction. BisAPAF‐IC PHA with two different molecular weights (MWs) were synthesized from a low temperature polymerization of 2,2′‐bis(3‐amino‐4‐hydroxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane (BisAPAF) and isophthaloyl chloride (IC). Using dimethylacetamide (DMAc) and tetrahydrofuran (THF), solvent effects on the electrospinnability of PHA solutions were investigated. For balancing the solution properties, it was found that DMAc/THF mixture with a weight ratio of 1/9 was the best cosolvent to prepare smooth PHA fibers; uniform PHA fibers with a diameter of 325–720 nm were obtained by using 20 wt % PHA/(DMAc/THF) solutions. For a fixed PHA concentration, solutions with a lower MW of PHA yielded thinner electrospun fibers under the same electrospinning condition. After obtaining the electrospun BisAPAF‐IC PHA fibers, subsequent thermal cyclization up to 350 °C produced the corresponding thermally stable BisAPAF‐IC PBO fibers with a diameter of 305–645 nm. The structure of the precursor fibers and the fully cyclized fibers were characterized by FTIR. For the cyclized BisAPAF‐IC PBO fibers, thermogravimetric analysis showed a 5% weight loss temperature at 523 °C in nitrogen atmosphere. The interconnected fiber structure in the BisAPAF‐IC PBO fiber mats was irrelevant to the curing process, but resulted from the jet merging during the whipping process as revealed by the high speed camera images. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 8159–8169, 2008     

Electrospinning of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) and HA/Gelatin Blends

Summary: In the present study, electrospinning of hyaluronic acid (HA) and hyaluronic acid/gelatin (HA‐GE) blends in N,N‐dimethylformamide (DMF)/water‐mixed solvents have been investigated. When the volume ratio of DMF to water was in the range of 1.5–0.5, HA solutions could be electrospun into fibrous membranes successfully. The average diameter of HA fibers was about 200 nm. The HA‐GE composite nanofibrous membranes with varied HA/GE weight ratio in the range of 100/20–100/100 have also been successfully fabricated. The average diameter of HA‐GE fibers was in the range of 190–500 nm. The decrease in surface tension could promote fiber formation. Thus, an introduction of DMF that could decrease the surface tension distinctively, without significant change or increase in viscosity of the solution, could bypass the use of blowing‐assisted electrospinning. Our postulated picture is that the lower surface tension could help the ejection of stream with relatively high viscosity and reduce or prevent the droplet formation during the spinning process.

HA/GE (100/80) nanofibrous membrane produced by electrospinning.