Optical birefringence and molecular orientation of electrospun polycaprolactone fibers by polarizing-interference microscopy

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 275-283

  Kołbuk, Dorota ^a   Sajkiewicz, Paweł ^a   Kowalewski, Tomasz A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Polarizing interference microscopy; Polycaprolactone

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; COMPLEX NATURE; CRYSTAL SIZE; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; ELECTROSPINNING PROCESS; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPUNS; FIBER BIREFRINGENCE; FIBER DIAMETERS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH RATE; INTRINSIC BIREFRINGENCE; LOW CRYSTALLINITY; LOW DEGREE; LOW MELTING TEMPERATURES; OPTICAL BIREFRINGENCE; POLARIZABILITIES; POLYCAPROLACTONE FIBERS; SOLVENT EVAPORATION;

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBERS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NANOFIBERS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYCAPROLACTONE;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 84855810609     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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