Electrospinning fabrication of partially crystalline bisphenol A polycarbonate nanofibers: Effects on conformation, crystallinity, and mechanical properties

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 911-924

  Liao, Chia Chun ^a   Wang, Cheng Chien ^b   Shih, Kuo Chen ^c   Chen, Chuh Yung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A polycarbonate (BPAPC); Crystallinity; Elastic modulus; Electrospinning; Nanofibers

Indexed keywords

BENDING INSTABILITY; BISPHENOL A POLYCARBONATES; CENTRIFUGAL FIELDS; CRYSTAL PHASIS; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLINITY; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTROSPINNING PROCESS; ELECTROSPINNING TECHNIQUES; HIGH SPEED VIDEOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MODULATED DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; NANOINDENTERS; ORIENTATIONAL ORDERS; PARTIALLY CRYSTALLINE; POLYMER CHAINS; POLYMER NANOFIBERS; UNIAXIAL ALIGNMENT; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CENTRIFUGATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROSPINNING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; PHENOLS; POLYMER BLENDS; VIDEO RECORDING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 79954580881     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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