Structural, mechanical, and tribological properties of electrospun poly(hexamethylene adipamide) fiber mats

Wear

Volumn 305, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 58-68

  Mannarino, Matthew M ^a   Katsumata, Reika ^a,b   Rutledge, Gregory C ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Friction; Nanofiber; Nylon; Wear

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS POLYAMIDE; ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; AVERAGE FIBER DIAMETERS; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; MECHANICAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; NYLON; TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

ANNEALING; CYCLOHEXANE; ELECTROSPINNING; FRICTION; NANOFIBERS; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WEAVING;

FIBERS;

EID: 84879569899     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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