Characterization of polymeric nonwovens using porosimetry, porometry and X-ray computed tomography

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 407-408, Issue , 2012, Pages 108-115

  S Manickam, Seetha ^a   McCutcheon, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Nonwovens; Pore size; Porometry; Porosimetry; Porosity; Tomography

Indexed keywords

3D STRUCTURES; AIR EMISSIONS; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; ELECTROSPUN MATERIALS; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; LIMITED RESOLUTION; LIQUID EXTRUSION POROSIMETRY; LIQUID STREAMS; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; NON-WOVEN; NONWOVENS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PORE DIAMETER DISTRIBUTION; PORE DIAMETERS; PORE THROAT; POROMETRY; POROSIMETRY; REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT; SOFT MATERIAL; STRUCTURAL METRICS; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ELECTROSPINNING; GAS EMISSIONS; LIQUIDS; MERCURY (METAL); POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMERS; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; SCANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOMOGRAPHY; WEAVING;

NONWOVEN FABRICS;

NANOFIBER; POLYESTER; POLYMER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBER; LIQUID EXTRUSION POROSIMETRY; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84859594580     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.03.022     Document Type: Article

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