Research

Nanostructure reinforced nanofibers

The dispersion of nanomaterials in the solution/ melt is the crucial step in making of composite fibres. Investigation on incorporation of nanostructures within the fibre systems were carried out. Different solvent and polymer system like PVA/Water, PVA/Water/DMF and PAN/DMF were studied and Raman analysis confirm that the interaction with the solvent as well as the polymer system results in well dispersed and well aligned incorporation of the nanostructure. PAN nanofibers reinforced with ZnO nanorods up to 50 wt% on the weight of polymer could be readily electrospun in random and aligned configuration.

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Ratyakshi Nain, Manjeet Jassal, Ashwini K. Agrawal, Polymeric nanofiber composites with aligned ZnO nanorods, Composites Science and Technology (2013), 86, 9–17. (Impact factor 3.328)