Measurement of size-dependent glass transition temperature in electrospun polymer fibers using AFM nanomechanical testing

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 546-551

  Wang, Wei ^a   Barber, Asa H ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atomic force microscopy (AFM); electrospinning; fibers; mechanical properties; thermal properties

Indexed keywords

AFM; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPIES (AFM); BULK POLYMER; ELECTROSPUN FIBERS; ELECTROSPUNS; FIBER DIAMETERS; GLASS TRANSITION BEHAVIOR; INDENTATION TESTING; NANOMECHANICAL TESTING; POLYMER CHAINS; POLYMER FIBER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVA); POLYVINYL ALCOHOL FIBER; PVA FIBER;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTROSPINNING; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

FIBERS;

EID: 84863267092     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: 10990488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.23030     Document Type: Article

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