title: Effect of adhesive on the morphology and mechanical properties of electrospun fibrous mat of cellulose acetate.
abstract: Ultrafine fibers of cellulose acetate/poly(butyl acrylate) (CA/PBA) composite in which PBA acted as an adhesive and CA acted as a matrix, were successfully prepared as fibrous mat via electrospinning. The morphology observation from the electrospun CA/PBA composite fibers, after treatment with heat hardener, revealed that the fibers were cylindrical and had point-bonded structures. SEM, FT-IR spectra, Raman spectra, TGA analysis, and mechanical properties measurement were used to study the different properties of hybrid mats. The tensile strength of blend fibrous electrospun mats was found to be effectively increased. This resultant enhancement of the mechanical properties of polymer fibrous mats, caused by generating the point-bonded structures (due to adhesive), could increase the number of potential applications of mechanically weak electrospun CA fibers.
authors: Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
authors: Woo-Il
authors: WI
authors: Baek
authors: Hem Raj
authors: HR
authors: Pant
authors: Ki-Taek
authors: KT
authors: Nam
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Nirmala
authors: Hyun-Ju
authors: HJ
authors: Oh
authors: Il
authors: I
authors: Kim
authors: Hak-Yong
authors: HY
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; C005062:acetylcellulose; D002482:Cellulose