title: Optical properties of electrospun nanofibers of conducting polymer-based blends.
abstract: Conducting polymers were electrospun into fibers with other spinnable polymers. The optical properties of the electrospun fibers were characterized in comparison with spin-cast thin films. The electrospun conducting polymer-based fibers with different fiber diameters of 100 nm and 1 microm were prepared. Aligned nanofibers were prepared using a rotating disc collector in order to induce molecular orientation in the electrospun fibers. The effect of electrospinning processes on the optical properties was discussed in terms of fiber diameter and molecular orientation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kotaki
authors.forename: Xue-Ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chaobin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry*; D012399:Rotation; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D019344:Lactic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide); D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate