Abstract
Nylon 6 nanofibre membranes were prepared by electrospinning of nylon 6 solutions with various volume ratios of trifluoroethyl alcohol (TFE) and formic acid (FA). The effect of the solvent type on the morphology of nylon 6 nanofibre membranes was investigated. Results showed that all membranes studied showed uniform, defect-free structures with very thin nanofibre diameters. The addition of formic acid led to a significant decrease in average fibre diameters. The average fibre diameters were 660, 186, 87, 62 and 30 nm for nylon 6 nonofibre prepared using the binary solution system and trifluoroethyl alcohol/formic acid (100:0), (75:25), (50:50), (25:75) & (0:100) respectively. In addition, the nylon 6 nanofibre membranes prepared using formic acid showed the highest strength with the highest porosity and the lowest average fibre diameters.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 97-101 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019, Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres. All rights reserved.
Funding
This research was supported by the Research Fund of Istanbul Technical University. Project Number: MGA-2017-40754. This research was supported by the Re search Fund of Istanbul Technical University. Project Number: MGA-2017-40754.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Re search Fund of Istanbul Technical University | |
| Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | MGA-2017-40754 |
Keywords
- Binary solution system
- Formic acid
- Nanofibre membrane
- Nylon 6
- Trifluoroethyl alcohol