Melt spinning of polypropylene nonwoven nanofiber mats is demonstrated using Forcespinning The effects of rotational speed and melt flow rate of polymer on fiber diameter were studied. It was observed that melt flow rate of the polymer plays a major role in nanofiber formation and uniformity. Differential scanning calorimetry and X-Ray Diffraction analysis indicate that the crystallinity of nan...

This article examines the influence of parameters coating teeth discrete drum on quality OE yarn. Based analysis conditions for retention fibers by covering drum, equations were obtained to determine angle inclination teeth. To effect yarn quality, experiments performed using Full Factor Experiments mathematical planning method, and a regression equation was each variable. As result, optimal va...

The antibiotic, gentamicin sulphate (GS), was incorporated in gravity-spun polycaprolactone (PCL) fibers by spinning from particulate suspensions of the drug in PCL solution to produce a controlled delivery system. The production rate of GS-loaded PCL fibers was confined to the range 1-1.5 m/min and the fiber diameter to 170-220 microm. The kinetics of drug release could be adjusted by varying ...

Spider major ampullate silk fibers have been shown to display a unique combination of relatively high fracture strength and toughness compared to other fibers and show potential for tissue engineering scaffolds. While it is not possible to mass produce native spider silks, the potential ability to produce fibers from recombinant spider silk fibers could allow for an increased innovation rate wi...

African wild silkmoth, Gonometa postica Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), were reared indoors in order to examine the influence of rearing conditions on the structure and properties of silk cocoon shells and degummed fibers by using a scanning electron microscope, an Instron tensile tester, and a thermogravimetric analyzer. The cocoons reared indoors showed inferior quality in weight, length...

In this study, the underlying mechanism for improved spinnability when mixing lignin and cellulose in solution was investigated. Co-processing of has previously been identified as a potential route production inexpensive bio-based carbon fibers. The molecular order contributes to strength fibers high content improves yield during conversion current work presents an additional benefit combining ...

Solution blow spinning (SBS) is an innovative process for spinning micro/nanofibers. In this paper, polyamic acid (PAA) nanofibers were fabricated via a SBS apparatus and then imidized into polyimide (PI) nanofibers via thermal process. The morphology and diameter distributions of PAA nanofibers were determined by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Image Tool software, the processing parame...

Polypropylene / polystyrene blends containing montmorillonite (MMT) were prepared using a twin screw extruder followed by fiber spinning. The melt intercalation of PP and PS alloys was carried out in the presence of a compatibilizer such as maleic anhydride-g-polypropylene (MPP). The crystallization morphology, thermal behaviors and mechanical properties of polypropylene/polystyrene (PP/PS) nan...

Polypropylene / polystyrene blends containing montmorillonite (MMT) were prepared using a twin screw extruder followed by fiber spinning. The melt intercalation of PP and PS alloys was carried out in the presence of a compatibilizer such as maleic anhydride-g-polypropylene (MPP). The crystallization morphology, thermal behaviors and mechanical properties of polypropylene/polystyrene (PP/PS) nan...

Abstract Casein as the major protein of milk is a promising source for biopolymer fibers. Current casein-based fibers are fabricated by dissolving caseins in alkaline media and wet spinning coagulation bath containing harsh chemicals. In milk, casein present so-called micelles (CMs). Based on rennet-induced aggregation, we developed process that can be applied micellar sustainable way without u...