Preparation, Properties and Water Dissolution Behavior of Polyethylene Oxide Mats Prepared by Solution Blow Spinning
The relationship between processing conditions, structure and morphology are key issues to understanding the final properties of materials. For instance, in the case of polymers to be used as scaffolds in tissue engineering, wound dressings and membranes, morphology tuning is essential to control me...
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| author | Miguel Ángel Lorente Gustavo González-Gaitano Javier González-Benito |
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| description | The relationship between processing conditions, structure and morphology are key issues to understanding the final properties of materials. For instance, in the case of polymers to be used as scaffolds in tissue engineering, wound dressings and membranes, morphology tuning is essential to control mechanical and wettability behaviors. In this work, the relationship between the processing conditions of the solution blow spinning process (SBS) used to prepare nonwoven mats of polyethylene oxide (PEO), and the structure and morphology of the resulting materials are studied systematically, to account for the thermal and mechanical behaviors and dissolution in water. After finding the optimal SBS processing conditions (air pressure, feed rate, working distance and polymer concentration), the effect of the solvent composition has been considered. The structure and morphology of the blow spun fibers are studied as well as their thermal, mechanical behaviors and dissolution in water. We demonstrate that the morphology of the fibers (size and porosity) changes with the solvent composition, which is reflected in different thermal and mechanical responses and in the dissolution rates of the materials in water. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-600835977f614cf1ab3b956f52e240a72023-11-30T23:52:33ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602022-03-01147129910.3390/polym14071299Preparation, Properties and Water Dissolution Behavior of Polyethylene Oxide Mats Prepared by Solution Blow SpinningMiguel Ángel Lorente0Gustavo González-Gaitano1Javier González-Benito2Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Institute ITQMAAB, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad 30, 28911 Leganés, SpainDepartment of Chemistry, Universidad de Navarra, 31080 Pamplona, SpainDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Institute ITQMAAB, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad 30, 28911 Leganés, SpainThe relationship between processing conditions, structure and morphology are key issues to understanding the final properties of materials. For instance, in the case of polymers to be used as scaffolds in tissue engineering, wound dressings and membranes, morphology tuning is essential to control mechanical and wettability behaviors. In this work, the relationship between the processing conditions of the solution blow spinning process (SBS) used to prepare nonwoven mats of polyethylene oxide (PEO), and the structure and morphology of the resulting materials are studied systematically, to account for the thermal and mechanical behaviors and dissolution in water. After finding the optimal SBS processing conditions (air pressure, feed rate, working distance and polymer concentration), the effect of the solvent composition has been considered. The structure and morphology of the blow spun fibers are studied as well as their thermal, mechanical behaviors and dissolution in water. We demonstrate that the morphology of the fibers (size and porosity) changes with the solvent composition, which is reflected in different thermal and mechanical responses and in the dissolution rates of the materials in water.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/7/1299solution blow spinningpolyethylene oxidemorphologymaterials characterizationpolymer dissolution |
| spellingShingle | Miguel Ángel Lorente Gustavo González-Gaitano Javier González-Benito Preparation, Properties and Water Dissolution Behavior of Polyethylene Oxide Mats Prepared by Solution Blow Spinning Polymers solution blow spinning polyethylene oxide morphology materials characterization polymer dissolution |
| title | Preparation, Properties and Water Dissolution Behavior of Polyethylene Oxide Mats Prepared by Solution Blow Spinning |
| title_full | Preparation, Properties and Water Dissolution Behavior of Polyethylene Oxide Mats Prepared by Solution Blow Spinning |
| title_fullStr | Preparation, Properties and Water Dissolution Behavior of Polyethylene Oxide Mats Prepared by Solution Blow Spinning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparation, Properties and Water Dissolution Behavior of Polyethylene Oxide Mats Prepared by Solution Blow Spinning |
| title_short | Preparation, Properties and Water Dissolution Behavior of Polyethylene Oxide Mats Prepared by Solution Blow Spinning |
| title_sort | preparation properties and water dissolution behavior of polyethylene oxide mats prepared by solution blow spinning |
| topic | solution blow spinning polyethylene oxide morphology materials characterization polymer dissolution |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/7/1299 |
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