Synthesis, characterization and mechanical properties of nylon-silver composite nanofibers prepared by electrospinning

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1005-1008

  Francis, L ^a   Giunco, F ^a   Balakrishnan, A ^b   Marsano, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Fibers; Nano structures; Polymer matrix composites; Strength

Indexed keywords

AG PARTICLES; CAPPING AGENT; ELECTROSPUN COMPOSITE; FIBER DIAMETERS; NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANES; NYLON FIBER; NYLON MATRIX; NYLON-6; POLY-N-VINYLPYRROLIDONE; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SILVER COMPOSITES; SILVER NITRATES; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; TENSILE TESTS; TRIFLUOROETHANOL;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELECTROSPINNING; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOFIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; POLYAMIDES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RAYON; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TENSILE TESTING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FIBROUS MEMBRANES;

EID: 77951253166     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2009.12.025     Document Type: Article

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