Investigation of parameters affecting PAN nanofiber production using electrical and centrifugal forces as a novel method

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 545-552

  Dabirian, F ^a   Hosseini Ravandi, S A ^a   Pishevar, A R ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electro centrifuge spinning; Electrospinning; Nanofiber; Polyacrylonitrile

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; CENTRIFUGES; ELECTROSPINNING; POLYACRYLONITRILES;

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CENTRIFUGAL FORCES; PAN NANOFIBERS; POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN); POLYMER NANOFIBERS; POLYMERIC NANOFIBERS; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SIMPLE METHOD;

NANOFIBERS;

NANOFIBER; POLYACRYLONITRILE;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGE; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRO CENTRIFUGE SPINNING; ELECTROSPINNING; FLOW RATE; NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 77958499995     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341310797575078     Document Type: Article

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