Flexible piezoelectric PVDF/TPU nanofibrous membranes produced by solution blow spinning
Poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanofibers have been applied in producing piezoelectric membranes for energy harvesting in wearable devices under strenuous service conditions due to its outstanding properties such as piezoelectricity, flexibility, stability, and biocompatibility. Therefore, a proc...
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| author | Bao Le Nada Omran Ahmed H. Hassanin Ishac Kandas Mohammed Gamal Nader Shehata Islam Shyha |
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| description | Poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanofibers have been applied in producing piezoelectric membranes for energy harvesting in wearable devices under strenuous service conditions due to its outstanding properties such as piezoelectricity, flexibility, stability, and biocompatibility. Therefore, a processing technique with mass production capability and generating the highest possible piezoelectric properties of PVDF nanofibers is required. To achieve such requirements, this study presented a novel flexible piezoelectric membrane based on PVDF/TPU nanofibers using solution blow spinning (SBS). The addition of TPU into PVDF has been proven to increase the flexibility of the polymeric membranes. The produced membranes showed high piezoelectric response and sensitivity compared to other PVDF-based membranes in the literature especially at 5wt.% TPU concentration, owing to its small nanofiber diameter, high β fraction, and inducing reorientation of electric dipoles. The addition of TPU also significantly enhanced tensile strength and elasticity of the produced membranes. Based on those, this work has shown a promising method to produce high elastic-piezoelectric nanofibrous membrane using SBS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6360d2636ad4660aa4712eaeaf005492023-06-21T06:56:35ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542023-05-012450325041Flexible piezoelectric PVDF/TPU nanofibrous membranes produced by solution blow spinningBao Le0Nada Omran1Ahmed H. Hassanin2Ishac Kandas3Mohammed Gamal4Nader Shehata5Islam Shyha6School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK; Corresponding author.Center of Smart Materials Nanotechnology and Photonics (CSMNP), Smart CI Research Center, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21544, EgyptCenter of Smart Materials Nanotechnology and Photonics (CSMNP), Smart CI Research Center, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21544, Egypt; Materials Science & Engineering Department, School of Innovative Design Engineering, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria 21934, Egypt; Department of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21544, EgyptCenter of Smart Materials Nanotechnology and Photonics (CSMNP), Smart CI Research Center, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21544, Egypt; Department of Engineering Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21544, EgyptCenter of Smart Materials Nanotechnology and Photonics (CSMNP), Smart CI Research Center, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21544, EgyptCenter of Smart Materials Nanotechnology and Photonics (CSMNP), Smart CI Research Center, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21544, Egypt; Department of Engineering Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21544, Egypt; Kuwait College of Science and Technology (KCST), Doha District 13133, Kuwait; USTAR Bioinnovations Center, Faculty of Science, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84341, USASchool of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK; Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21544, EgyptPoly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanofibers have been applied in producing piezoelectric membranes for energy harvesting in wearable devices under strenuous service conditions due to its outstanding properties such as piezoelectricity, flexibility, stability, and biocompatibility. Therefore, a processing technique with mass production capability and generating the highest possible piezoelectric properties of PVDF nanofibers is required. To achieve such requirements, this study presented a novel flexible piezoelectric membrane based on PVDF/TPU nanofibers using solution blow spinning (SBS). The addition of TPU into PVDF has been proven to increase the flexibility of the polymeric membranes. The produced membranes showed high piezoelectric response and sensitivity compared to other PVDF-based membranes in the literature especially at 5wt.% TPU concentration, owing to its small nanofiber diameter, high β fraction, and inducing reorientation of electric dipoles. The addition of TPU also significantly enhanced tensile strength and elasticity of the produced membranes. Based on those, this work has shown a promising method to produce high elastic-piezoelectric nanofibrous membrane using SBS.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785423007457PiezoelectricPVDFTPUSolution blow spinningNanofibersElasticity |
| spellingShingle | Bao Le Nada Omran Ahmed H. Hassanin Ishac Kandas Mohammed Gamal Nader Shehata Islam Shyha Flexible piezoelectric PVDF/TPU nanofibrous membranes produced by solution blow spinning Journal of Materials Research and Technology Piezoelectric PVDF TPU Solution blow spinning Nanofibers Elasticity |
| title | Flexible piezoelectric PVDF/TPU nanofibrous membranes produced by solution blow spinning |
| title_full | Flexible piezoelectric PVDF/TPU nanofibrous membranes produced by solution blow spinning |
| title_fullStr | Flexible piezoelectric PVDF/TPU nanofibrous membranes produced by solution blow spinning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flexible piezoelectric PVDF/TPU nanofibrous membranes produced by solution blow spinning |
| title_short | Flexible piezoelectric PVDF/TPU nanofibrous membranes produced by solution blow spinning |
| title_sort | flexible piezoelectric pvdf tpu nanofibrous membranes produced by solution blow spinning |
| topic | Piezoelectric PVDF TPU Solution blow spinning Nanofibers Elasticity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785423007457 |
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