Fabrication and formation mechanism of closed-loop fibers by electrospinning with a tip collector

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/25/7/078106

Abstract Electrospun nanofibers with designed or controlled structures have drawn much attention. In this study, we report an interesting new closed-loop structure in individual cerium nitrate/polyvinyl alcohol (Ce(NO₃)₃/PVA) and NaCl/PVA fibers, which are fabricated by electrospinning with a nail collector. The electrospinning parameters such as voltage and Ce(NO₃)₃ (or NaCl) concentration are examined for the formation of the closed-loop structure. The results suggest that the increase of the spinning voltage or addition of Ce(NO₃)₃ (or NaCl) is favorable for the formation of the closed-loop structure, and the increase of loop numbers and the decrease of loop size. Further analyses indicate that the formation mechanism of the closed-loop fibers can be predominantly attributed to the Coulomb repulsion in the charged jets.

Keywords: electrospinning nail collector closed-loop fiber Coulomb repulsion

Received: 03 December 2015
Revised: 06 April 2016
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PACS:	81.07.-b	(Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization)
	61.46.-w	(Structure of nanoscale materials)
	81.05.Lg	(Polymers and plastics; rubber; synthetic and natural fibers; organometallic and organic materials)

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51373082 and 11404181), the Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province, China (Grant No. ts20120528), and the Postdoctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Qingdao City, China.{These two authors contributed equally to this work.

Corresponding Authors: Yun-Ze Long
E-mail: yunze.long@163.com

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Xu Yan(闫旭), Miao Yu(于淼), Wen-Peng Han(韩文鹏), Ming-Hao You(犹明浩), Jun-Cheng Zhang(张君诚), Rui-Hua Dong(董瑞华), Hong-Di Zhang(张红娣), Yun-Ze Long(龙云泽) Fabrication and formation mechanism of closed-loop fibers by electrospinning with a tip collector 2016 Chin. Phys. B 25 078106

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