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Enhanced orientation of PEO polymer chains induced by nanoclays in electrospun PEO/clay composite nanofibers

Authors: Yanming Wang, Meng Li, Jianhua Rong, Guangting Nie, Jing Qiao, Haiyan Wang, Dayong Wu, Zhaohui Su, Zhongwei Niu, Yong Huang

Published in: Colloid and Polymer Science | Issue 6/2013

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Polymer fibers composed of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and nanoclay were fabricated by electrospinning. The morphology of the composite nanofibers was characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM), which showed aligned nanoclays in the fibers. Polarized Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy revealed that the PEO chains in the composite fibers exhibit a higher degree of orientation than that in PEO nanofibers containing no nanoclay. It is believed that spatial confinement is present in the electrospun nanofibers, which results in the enforcement of the mutual restriction. The anisotropic hierarchical nanostructure may have potential applications in optics, mechanical materials, and biomedical materials for cell culture.

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Title: Enhanced orientation of PEO polymer chains induced by nanoclays in electrospun PEO/clay composite nanofibers
Authors: Yanming Wang
Meng Li
Jianhua Rong
Guangting Nie
Jing Qiao
Haiyan Wang
Dayong Wu
Zhaohui Su
Zhongwei Niu
Yong Huang
Publication date: 01-06-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Colloid and Polymer Science / Issue 6/2013
Print ISSN: 0303-402X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1536
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-012-2875-8

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