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Characteristics of polyimide ultrafine fibers prepared through electrospinning

  • Changwoon Nah*
  • , Sang Hyub Han
  • , Myong Hoon Lee
  • , Jong Sang Kim
  • , Dai Soo Lee
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

A novel route for making polyimide sub-micron fibers is described. The ultrafine fibers are prepared by electrospinning a poly(amic acid) solution, a precursor of polyimide, followed by thermal imidization. The fiber diameters, which are much smaller than conventionally spun fibers, range from a few tens of nanometers to several micrometers. A rectangular cross-section is observed in the case of sub-micron fibers with a cross-sectional dimension below ∼ 500 nm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)429-432
Number of pages4
JournalPolymer International
Volume52
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003.03

Keywords

  • Electrospinning
  • Polyamic acid
  • Polyimide
  • Ultrafine fiber

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Chemistry

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