Using chitosan as a thickener for electrospinning dilute PVA solutions to improve fibre uniformity

Nanotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 3718-3723

  Lin, Tong ^a   Fang, Jian ^a   Wang, Hongxia ^a   Cheng, Tong ^a   Wang, Xungai ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GLUCOSE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

BEAD FREE NANOFIBERS; CHITOSAN; ELECTROSPINNING; JET BREAK UP;

POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

EID: 33748899682     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/15/017     Document Type: Article

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