Journal
LANGMUIR
Volume 27, Issue 6, Pages 3024-3029Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/la1046645
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- EPSRC [EP/F019823/1]
- ARTICLE EPSRC [EP/E039928]
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/E039928/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/E039928/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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Nanofibers of polyamide have been synthesized using electrospinning processes and their Wetting properties determined directly from a nanoscale Wilhelmy balance approach. Individual electrospun polyamide nanofibers were attached to atomic force microscope (AFM) tips and immersed in a range:of Organic liquids With varying polar and dispersive surface tension components. AFM was used to Measure nanofiber-liquid wetting forces and derive, contact angles using Wilhelmy balance theory. Owens-Wendt plots were used to show, a considerable increase in the polar component of the surface free energy of the polyamide nanofibers compared with bulk: film of the same polymer. Chemical surface analysis of the polyamide nanofibers and films using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy provided evidence for enhanced availability of polar oxygen group's at electrospun nanofiber surface relative to the film Our result's therefore confirm chemical group orientation at the electrospun polyamide nanofiber surface that promotes availability of polar groups for enhanced wetting behavior.
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