Preparation and characterization of aligned carbon nanotubes/polylactic acid composite fibers |
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Authors: | Yuxia Kong Jie Yuan Jun Qiu |
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Institution: | 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China;2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Education of Ministry, Shanghai 201804, China |
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Abstract: | Aligned functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes/polylactic acid (MWNTs-PCL/PLA) composite fibers were successfully prepared by electrospinning processing. The MWNTs bonded with the polycaprolactone chains exhibited excellent uniform dispersion in PLA solution by comparing with the acid-functionalized MWNTs and amino-functionalized MWNTs. Optical microscopy was used to study the aligned degree of the fibers and to investigate the influences of the electrodes distance on the alignment and structure of the fibers, and results showed that the best quality of aligned fibers with dense structure and high aligned degree were obtained at an electrodes distance of 3 cm. Moreover, the MWNTs embedded inside the MWNTs-PCL/PLA fibers displayed well orientation along the axes of the fibers, which was demonstrated by field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. |
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Keywords: | Electrospinning Carbon nanotubes Polylactic acid Alignment Nanocomposites |
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