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Strategy for the development of stretchable highly aligned electrospun polyacrylamide (PAM) nanofibers

SAIMA UBAID1,* , SAIMA KANWAL1, MUHAMMAD SHAHZAD ASLAM2, AHMAD SHOAIB ISLAM3

Affiliation

  1. School of opto-electrical and computer engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  2. School of environment and architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  3. Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority, Gulberg Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

This paper reports the alignment of PAM micro/nanofibers using electrospinning techniques. Gaining alignment of micro/nanofibers is a critical step for their utilization in different applications. We report electrospinning approach with modified collector structure to get PAM fibers aligned. A collector with two conductive strips separated by small void channels on rotating disk has been used to create symmetrical distribution of electric field on both sides of the conductive strips which resulted in highly aligned fibers formation. We believe, this method provides a good control on the alignment of micro/nanofiber formation..

Keywords

Polyacrylamide (PAM), Aligned, Electrospinning, Polymer, Nanofibers.

Citation

SAIMA UBAID, SAIMA KANWAL, MUHAMMAD SHAHZAD ASLAM, AHMAD SHOAIB ISLAM, Strategy for the development of stretchable highly aligned electrospun polyacrylamide (PAM) nanofibers, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 14, 3-4, March-April 2020, pp.184-188 (2020).

Submitted at: April 1, 2019

Accepted at: April 9, 2020