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ArticlePolymers2022

Facile One-Step Synthesis of PVDF Bead-on-String Fibers by Pressurized Gyration for Reusable Face Masks.

Ruiran Huang, Yanqi Dai, Jubair Ahmed, Mohan Edirisinghe

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Article in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Ruiran HuangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK.
Yanqi DaiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK.
Jubair AhmedDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3052-406X
Mohan EdirisingheDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-use face masks pose a threat to the environment and are not cost-effective, which prompts the need for developing reusable masks. In this study, pressurized gyration (PG) successfully produced bead-on-string polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) fibers with fiber diameters ranging from 2.3 μm to 26.1 μm, and bead diameters ranging from 60.9 μm to 88.5 μm by changing the solution parameters. The effect of the solution parameters on the crystalline phase was studied by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), where the β-phase contents of PG PVDF fibers reached over 75%. The fiber morphology and β-phase contents of PG PVDF fibers indicated the potential mechanical and electrostatic filtration efficiency of PG PVDF fibers, respectively. Additionally, the hydrophobicity was investigated by static water contact angle tests, and the PVDF fibers showed superior hydrophobicity properties (all samples above 125°) over commercial polypropylene (PP) single-use masks (approximately 107°). This study supports the notion that the PG PVDF fiber mats are a promising candidate for future reusable face masks.

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bead-on-string fiberfiber morphologyhydrophobicitypolyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)pressurized gyrationβ-phase

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PMID36365492
PMCPMC9654049

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