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Wetting of Polyamide Film Surfaces with Electrospun Nanofibers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2012

Urszula Stachewicz
Affiliation:
Nanoforce Technology Ltd. Queen Mary, University of London, Joseph Priestley Building, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, U. K.
Chantal Benett
Affiliation:
School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London, , Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, U. K.
Asa H. Barber
Affiliation:
Nanoforce Technology Ltd. Queen Mary, University of London, Joseph Priestley Building, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, U. K. School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London, , Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, U. K.
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Abstract

The wetting behavior of polyamide films was modified by depositing electrospun nanofibers manufactured from the same polyamide material. Glycerol contact angles on the film surfaces with low coverage of electrospun nanofibers were successfully predicted using a Cassie-Baxter relationship but could not be predicted for high electrospun nanofiber coverage.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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