UV-initiated crosslinking of electrospun poly(ethylene oxide) nanofibers with pentaerythritol triacrylate: Effect of irradiation time and incorporated cellulose nanocrystals

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1779-1786

  Zhou, Chengjun ^a   Wang, Qingwen ^b   Wu, Qinglin ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs); Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Photo crosslinking; Polyethylene oxide (PEO); UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS; COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS; CROSS-LINKING PROCESS; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKER; ELECTROSPUNS; IRRADIATION TIME; PHOTO-INITIATOR; PHOTOCROSS-LINKING; UV IRRADIATION; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; ELECTROSPINNING; ETHYLENE; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOFIBERS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES;

CROSSLINKING;

CELLULOSE WHISKERS; CROSS LINKING; ELASTIC STRENGTH; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENE OXIDE; RADIATION EFFECTS; TENSILE STRESS;

EID: 81255135926     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.09.095     Document Type: Article

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