Analysis of the Comprehensive Tensile Relationship in Electrospun Silk Fibroin/Polycaprolactone Nanofiber Membranes
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School of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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College of Textile, Henan University of Engineering, Zhengzhou 450007, China
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Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Membranes 2017, 7(4), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes7040067
Received: 26 October 2017
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Revised: 26 November 2017
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Accepted: 4 December 2017
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Published: 7 December 2017
The mechanical properties of electrospun nanofiber membranes are critical for their applications. A clear understanding of the mechanical properties that result from the characteristics of the individual fiber and membrane microstructure is vital in the design of fiber composites. In this reported study, silk fibroin (SF)/polycaprolactone (PCL) composite nanofiber membranes were preparedusing an electrostatic spinning technology. The nanofiber orientation distribution (FOD) of the membrane was analyzed using multi-layer image fusion technology, and the results indicated the presence of an approximately uniform distribution of fibers in the electrospun membranes. The relationship between the single nanofiber and the membrane was established by analyzing the geometrical structure of the cell by employing a representative volume element (RVE) analysis method. The mechanical properties of the 272 nm diameter SF/PCL composite fibers were then predicted using the developed model.
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Keywords:
electrospinning; nanofiber; geometry structure; constitutive relation; mechanical properties
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Yin, Y.; Pu, D.; Xiong, J. Analysis of the Comprehensive Tensile Relationship in Electrospun Silk Fibroin/Polycaprolactone Nanofiber Membranes. Membranes 2017, 7, 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes7040067
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Yin Y, Pu D, Xiong J. Analysis of the Comprehensive Tensile Relationship in Electrospun Silk Fibroin/Polycaprolactone Nanofiber Membranes. Membranes. 2017; 7(4):67. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes7040067
Chicago/Turabian StyleYin, Yunlei, Dandan Pu, and Jie Xiong. 2017. "Analysis of the Comprehensive Tensile Relationship in Electrospun Silk Fibroin/Polycaprolactone Nanofiber Membranes" Membranes 7, no. 4: 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes7040067
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