POLYMERIC COMPOSITE ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS WITH NANO FILLERS

Abstract

CNT- and Fe-based nanofillers were applied to optimize the properties of polymer matrices in fiber form and investigate their effects in a comparative way. Electrospinning was successfully used to fabricate nanofibers of iron oxide/poly(m-anthranilic acid)/poly(ε-caprolactone) and CNT/poly(styrene–butadiene–styrene) (SBS) composite elastomers, which were then thermomechanically, morphologically, and spectroscopically characterized. Keywords: Electrospun nanofibers,carbon nanotube, poly(styrene–butadiene–styrene),iron oxide, poly(ε-caprolactone)