Direct probing of solvent-induced charge degradation in polypropylene electret fibres via electrostatic force microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-79

  Kim, J ^a,b   Jasper, W ^b   Hinestroza, J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charge degradation; Charged fibres; Electret filters; Electrostatic force microscopy

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BANDPASS FILTERS; BIAS VOLTAGE; CAPACITANCE; ELECTRETS; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE; NANOCANTILEVERS; POLYPROPYLENES;

CHARGE DEGRADATION; CHARGED FIBER; ELECTRET FILTER MEDIA; ELECTRET FILTERS; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FORCE GRADIENTS; GRADIENT IMAGES; INDUCED CHARGES; ISOPROPANOL; SOLVENT INDUCED;

FIBERS;

2 PROPANOL; POLYPROPYLENE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FILTER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR PROBE; OSCILLATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846840402     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2007.01716.x     Document Type: Article

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