Polymer nanofibers via nozzle-free centrifugal spinning

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作者
Weitz, R. T. [1 ]
Harnau, L. [2 ,3 ]
Rauschenbach, S. [1 ]
Burghard, M. [1 ]
Kern, K. [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Solid State Res, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[2] Max Planck Inst Met Res, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[3] Univ Stuttgart, Inst Theoret & Appl Phys, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[4] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Phys Nanostruct, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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10.1021/nl080124q
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
We report on the unexpected finding of nanoscale fibers with a diameter down to 25 nm that emerge from a polymer solution during a standard spin-coating process. The fiber formation relies upon the Raleigh-Taylor instability of the spin-coated liquid film that arises due to a competition of the centrifugal force and the Laplace force induced by the surface curvature. This procedure offers an attractive alternative to electrospinning for the efficient, simple, and nozzle-free fabrication of nanoscale fibers from a variety of polymer solutions.
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页码:1187 / 1191
页数:5
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