In the nanotechnology area, electrospinning has been used as a way of dispersing quasi-spherical nanoparticles, to overcome the ubiquitous problems of cluster formation. Here, we report on the first application of electrospinning to include elongated, needle-like nanoparticles in polymer fibers by using sepiolite as a model system. Our results show sepiolite dispersion at the nanoscale along the fiber axis. Potential applications of this work are in the fabrication of nanostructured materials with anisotropic properties.
Dispersion of sepiolite rods in nanofibers by electrospinning / Lanotte, Luca; Claudio, Bilotti; Sabetta, Luigi; Tomaiuolo, Giovanna; Guido, Stefano. - In: POLYMER. - ISSN 0032-3861. - 54:(2013), pp. 1295-1297. [10.1016/j.polymer.2013.01.009]
Dispersion of sepiolite rods in nanofibers by electrospinning
LANOTTE, LUCA;SABETTA, LUIGI;TOMAIUOLO, GIOVANNA;GUIDO, STEFANO
2013
Abstract
In the nanotechnology area, electrospinning has been used as a way of dispersing quasi-spherical nanoparticles, to overcome the ubiquitous problems of cluster formation. Here, we report on the first application of electrospinning to include elongated, needle-like nanoparticles in polymer fibers by using sepiolite as a model system. Our results show sepiolite dispersion at the nanoscale along the fiber axis. Potential applications of this work are in the fabrication of nanostructured materials with anisotropic properties.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
