The effect of applied electric field on the diameter and size distribution of electrospun Nylon6 nanofibers

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Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 183-188

  Sohrabi, Amirreza ^a   Shaibani, Parmiss Mojir ^a   Thundat, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

bending instability; diameter; electrospinning; size distribution

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIAMETER; BENDING INSTABILITY; DIAMETER; ELECTROSPINNING PROCESS; ELECTROSPUNS; NARROW SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; NYLON-6; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSPINNING; NANOFIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

NANOFIBER; NYLON;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBER; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84878764100     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: 19328745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.21044     Document Type: Article

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