Journal
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
Volume 155, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.106827
Keywords
Graphene; Multifunctional composites; Electrospinning; Heat treatment
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We present a fast and one-step method to obtain PVA/graphene/chlorhexidine nanofibrous membranes with a crosslinking gradient. The crucial role of graphene in promoting heat transfer throughout the entire structure is revealed, leading to 70-80% crosslinking degrees and preventing delamination issues. The release behavior of the materials can be tuned from instantaneous/burst to sustained release (up to 500 h) by adjusting formulation and preparation technique.
We present a fast, one step method to obtain PVA/graphene/chlorhexidine nanofibrous membranes, with a crosslinking gradient along their cross-section. Briefly, polymeric solutions were electrospun onto a heated plate, enabling the in situ crosslinking of PVA macromolecules. Of course, the crosslinking degree of such structures was found to decrease upon the distance from the plate during deposition. The outcomes reveal the crucial role of graphene, capable of promoting heat transfer throughout the entire structure, thus leading to 70-80% crosslinking degrees and preventing delamination issues. Such membranes were compared to untreated and oven thermally treated ones, and a robust relationship between processing, structure and properties was outlined, with a special focus on the release behaviour of such materials, which proved to be tuneable from instantaneous/burst to sustained release (up to 500 h) by adjusting formulation and preparation technique.
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