Filtration performance against nanoparticles by electrospun nylon-6 media containing ultrathin nanofibers

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1332-1344

  Kuo, Yu Ying ^a,b   Bruno, Francesca Camilla ^a   Wang, Jing ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; EFFICIENCY; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYAMIDES; PRESSURE DROP; RAYON;

AMBIENT HUMIDITY; FILTRATION EFFICIENCY; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; FORMATION MECHANISM; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; QUALITY FACTORS; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION;

NANOFIBERS;

NANOFIBER; NANOPARTICLE; NYLON; NYLON 6; ULTRATHIN NANOFIBER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBER; FILTER; FILTRATION; HUMIDITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; PRESSURE;

EID: 84918501676     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2014.985782     Document Type: Article

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