High Throughput Centrifugal Electrospinning of Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers for Carbon Fiber Nonwovens
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Influence of All Processing Forces on the Fiber Diameter
2.2. Fiber Homogeneity within the Nonwoven
2.3. Thermal Treatment for Carbon Nanofiber Nonwovens
3. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hoffmann, A.; Kuehne, A.J.C. High Throughput Centrifugal Electrospinning of Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers for Carbon Fiber Nonwovens. Polymers 2021, 13, 1313. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13081313
Hoffmann A, Kuehne AJC. High Throughput Centrifugal Electrospinning of Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers for Carbon Fiber Nonwovens. Polymers. 2021; 13(8):1313. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13081313
Chicago/Turabian StyleHoffmann, Andreas, and Alexander J. C. Kuehne. 2021. "High Throughput Centrifugal Electrospinning of Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers for Carbon Fiber Nonwovens" Polymers 13, no. 8: 1313. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13081313