Engineering chemistry of electrospun nanofibers and interfaces in nanocomposites for superior mechanical properties

Özden, Elif and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Papila, Melih (2010) Engineering chemistry of electrospun nanofibers and interfaces in nanocomposites for superior mechanical properties. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2 (7). pp. 1788-1793. ISSN 1944-8244 (Print) 1944-8252 (Online)

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Abstract

The novelty of this work is based on designing the chemistry of the electrospun nanofibers, so that the resultant composites substantially benefit from cross-linking between the nanofibers and the polymer matrix. Specifically, the solution of in-house synthesized copolymers polystyrene-co-glycidyl methacrylate P(St-co-GMA) is electrospun to produce mats of surface reactive nano-to-submicron scale fibers that are accompanied later by spraying over the ethylenediamine (EDA) as a supplementary cross-linking agent for epoxy. The P(St-co-GMA)/EDA fiber mats are then embedded into an epoxy resin. Analysis of the three-point-bending mode of the composites reveals that the storage modulus of P(St-co-GMA)/EDA nanofiber-reinforced epoxy are about 10 and 2.5 times higher than that of neat and P(St-co-GMA) nanofiber-reinforced epoxy, respectively, even though the weight fraction of the nanofibers was as low as 2 wt %. The significant increase in the mechanical response is attributed to the inherently cross-linked fiber structure and the surface modification/chemistry of the electrospun fibers, that results in cross-linked polymer matrix-nanofiber interfacial bonding.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: electrospinning; nanofiber; composite; surface modification; cross-linked interface
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA401-492 Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Materials Science & Eng.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Yusuf Z. Menceloğlu
Date Deposited: 16 Aug 2010 15:27
Last Modified: 25 Jul 2019 11:35
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/14224

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