Project

Electrospinning and morphological characterization of nanofibres from polymer mixtures

Code
178TW0312
Duration
01 October 2011 → 30 June 2016
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Other mechanical and manufacturing engineering
    • Other materials engineering
Keywords
nanofibers
 
Project description

The main aim of this project is to gain insight in the morphology of nanostructured nonwovens produced by the electrospinning of polymer blends, emphasising the combination of natural polymers with synthetic polymers. A morphological characterisation of the nanofibres can on the one hand provide information on the electrospinning process and more in particular its required stability, and on the other hand on material properties. In this way, reproducible and high-tech nanofibre structures can be realised.