Emulsion electrospinning: Composite fibers from drop breakup during electrospinning

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 728-733

  Angeles, Melissa ^a   Cheng, Hsin Ling ^a   Velankar, Sachin S ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Electrospun fibers; Emulsion

Indexed keywords

DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; FIBERS; FLUID MECHANICS; GARNETS; HYDROCARBONS; LUBRICATING OILS; MINERAL OILS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLUTIONS; SPINNING (FIBERS); TOLUENE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; COMPOSITE FIBERS; CONTINUOUS PHASE; DISPERSED PHASE; DROP PHASE; ELECTRIFIED LIQUID JETS; ELECTROSPINNING PROCESSES; ELECTROSPUN; ELECTROSPUN FIBERS; EMULSION; EMULSION DROPS; OIL DROPS; OIL-IN-WATER; POLYETHYLENEOXIDE; SOLID PARTICLES; THIN LAYERING; TOLUENE SOLUTIONS;

ELECTROSPINNING;

ELECTROSPINNING; EMULSION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; JET; OIL; WATER;

EID: 48749130541     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.1031     Document Type: Article

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