Strip twisted electrospun nanofiber yarns: Structural effects on tensile properties

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 537-544

  Zhou, Yaqiong ^a   Fang, Jian ^a   Wang, Xungai ^a   Lin, Tong ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fiber; Nanoscale; Strength

Indexed keywords

ALIGNED FIBERS; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FIBER DIAMETERS; FIBER LENGTH; FIBER MORPHOLOGY; NANO SCALE; STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL EFFECT; YARN TWIST;

FIBERS; NANOFIBERS; WOOL; YARN;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

FIBERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOOL; YARN;

EID: 84863054994     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2011.295     Document Type: Article

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