Preparation and characterization of highly porous PVDF nanofibers and yarns

	Nanotech 2008 Vol. 2 Nanotechnology 2008: Life Sciences, Medicine & Bio Materials - Technical Proceedings of the 2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 2 Chapter 8: Soft Nanotechnology & Polymers
	Preparation and characterization of highly porous PVDF nanofibers and yarns
Authors:	T. Andrukh, C. Few, O. Burtovyy, R. Burtovyy, I. Luzinov, K. Kornev
Affilation:	Clemson University, US
Pages:	763 - 766
Keywords:	electrospinning, nanofibers, adsorption capability
Abstract:	Unique highly porous Polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) nanofibers (Figure 1) of about 50-500 nm in diameter were prepared by electrospinning. Electrospinning setup (Figure 2) allows us to control the nanofiber placement on the gap-type electrodes. In fact, the produced nanofiber arrays and yarns are free suspended in the gap between the electrodes. The main advantage of this top-down electrospinning nanomanufacturing technology is its relatively low cost compared to the synthetic bottom-up method. The PVDF yarns have high tenacity, can be bent, knotted, or twisted without any breakage. DSC, TGA, and FTRI characterization of the produced yarns show the presents of crystalline PVDF -phase that is responsible for piezoelectric properties of PVDF materials. Mechanical properties and adsorption capability of single nanofiber have been studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM).
ISBN:	978-1-4200-8504-4
Pages:	808
Hardcopy:	$159.95

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