Performance evaluation of electrospun nanofibrous membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 352, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 136-142

  Patanaik, Asis ^a   Jacobs, Valencia ^a,b   Anandjiwala, Rajesh D ^a,b  

^a CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Filter media; Membrane; Nanofibers; Pore size

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTRATION; COMPOSITE FILTER; COMPOSITE MEDIA; CYCLIC COMPRESSION; ELECTROSPUNS; FILTER MEDIA; FILTRATION EFFICIENCY; LONG TERM; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MEDIA PROPERTIES; NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANES; NON-WOVEN; NON-WOVEN SUBSTRATES; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PORE CHARACTERISTICS; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; SOLUTION PARAMETERS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELECTROSPINNING; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); NANOFIBERS; NONWOVEN FABRICS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PORE SIZE; PRESSURE DROP; WEAVING;

MICROFILTRATION;

MACROGOL; NANOFIBER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPRESSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTROSPINNING; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NANOPORE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77949314653     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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