Title data
Gernhardt, Marvin ; Peng, Ling ; Burgard, Matthias ; Jiang, Shaohua ; Förster, Beate ; Schmalz, Holger ; Agarwal, Seema:
Tailoring the Morphology of Responsive Bioinspired Bicomponent Fibers.
In: Macromolecular Materials and Engineering.
Vol. 303
(2018)
Issue 1
.
- 1700248.
ISSN 1439-2054
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.201700248
Abstract in another language
Nature is an intriguing inspiration for designing a myriad of functional materials. However, artificial mimicking of bioinspired structures usually requires different specialized procedures and setups. In this study, a new upscalable concept is presented that allows to produce two bioinspired, bicomponent fiber morphologies (side‐by‐side and coaxial bead‐on‐string) using the same electrospinning setup, just by changing the employed spinning solvent. The generated fiber morphologies are highly attractive for thermoresponsive actuation and water harvesting. Another challenge solved in this work is the compositional characterization of complex fiber morphologies. Raman imaging and atomic force microscopy is introduced as a powerful method for the unambiguous characterization of complex bicomponent fiber morphologies. The work opens the way for the construction of heterostructured fiber morphologies based on different polymers combinations, offering high potential for applications as actuators, smart textiles, water management, drug release, and catalysis.
Further data
Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Macromolecular Chemistry II Faculties |
Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 540 Chemistry |
Date Deposited: | 10 Aug 2018 13:23 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jul 2023 11:12 |
URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/45401 |