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ArticleMacromolecular rapid communications2017

Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Electrospun Nanofiber Mats through Controllable Welding at the Cross Points.

Haoxuan Li, Chunlei Zhu, Jiajia Xue, Qinfei Ke, Younan Xia

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Article in Macromolecular rapid communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Haoxuan LiThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.
Chunlei ZhuThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.
Jiajia XueThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.
Qinfei KeKey Laboratory of Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China.
Younan XiaThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.

Funding

Nanofiber Conduits with a Honeycomb Structure for Repairing Large Defects in Thick NervesR01EB020050 · NIBIB · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI BOULIS, NICHOLAS M, XIA, YOUNAN · 2015 to 2018
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NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB020050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This communication describes a simple and effective method for welding electrospun nanofibers at the cross points to enhance the mechanical properties of their nonwoven mats. The welding is achieved by placing a nonwoven mat of the nanofibers in a capped vial with the vapor of a proper solvent. For polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibers, the solvent is dichloromethane (DCM). The welding can be managed in a controllable fashion by simply varying the partial pressure of DCM and/or the exposure time. Relative to the pristine nanofiber mat, the mechanical strength of the welded PCL nanofiber mat can be increased by as much as 200%. Meanwhile, such a treatment does not cause any major structural changes, including morphology, fiber diameter, and pore size. This study provides a generic method for improving the mechanical properties of nonwoven nanofiber mats, holding great potential in various applications.

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Mechanical PhenomenaNanofibersWeldingelectrospinningmechanical propertiesnanofiberswelding

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PMID28295875
PMCPMC5532542

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