Effect of organic solvent on morphology and mechanical properties of electrospun syndiotactic polypropylene nanofibers

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2025-2033

  Watanabe, Kei ^a   Nakamura, Taiki ^a   Kim, Byoung Suhk ^a   Kim, Ick Soo ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Mechanical property; Morphology; Nanofiber; Syndiotactic polypropylene

Indexed keywords

DECALIN; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; ELECTROSPUNS; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NONWOVEN MATS; STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIORS; SYNDIOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE;

CYCLOHEXANE; ELECTROSPINNING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFIBERS; NONWOVEN FABRICS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOLVENTS; STRAIN; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS; WEAVING;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84855684013     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-011-0618-5     Document Type: Article

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