Application of Solution Blow Spinning for Rapid Fabrication of Gelatin/Nylon 66 Nanofibrous Film
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Spinning Solution
2.3. Solution Blow Spinning (SBS) Process
2.4. Fiber Morphology
2.5. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Analysis
2.6. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Analysis
2.7. Thermal Analysis
2.8. Mechanical Strength
2.9. Water Contact Angle (WCA)
2.10. Water Vapor Permeability (WVP)
2.11. Solvent Resistance
2.12. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphologies of Nanofibrous Films
3.2. FTIR Spectra Analysis
3.3. XRD Analysis
3.4. Thermal Analysis
3.5. Mechanical Properties Analysis
3.6. Water Contact Angles Analysis
3.7. Water Vapor Permeability Analysis
3.8. Solvent Resistance
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | DSC Parameters | TGA Parameters | |||||
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Tm, GA (°C) | ΔHm, GA (J/g) | Tm, PA66 (°C) | ΔHm, PA66 (J/g) | T10wt% (°C) 1 | Tmax (°C) 2 | Wred (%) 3 | |
GA | 126.50 | 145.10 | / | / | 236.70 | 329.59 | 21.04 |
GA/PA66 (2:1) | 110.20 | 148.7 | 259.71 | 21.87 | 240.17 | 330.22 | 16.20 |
GA/PA66 (1:1) | 106.22 | 115.3 | 259.81 | 28.74 | 282.64 | 427.51 | 13.50 |
GA/PA66 (1:2) | 108.28 | 102.9 | 260.39 | 38.52 | 298.13 | 435.59 | 9.70 |
PA66 | / | / | 260.43 | 65.61 | 387.09 | 420.18 | 2.95 |
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Yang, Z.; Shen, C.; Zou, Y.; Wu, D.; Zhang, H.; Chen, K. Application of Solution Blow Spinning for Rapid Fabrication of Gelatin/Nylon 66 Nanofibrous Film. Foods 2021, 10, 2339. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10102339
Yang Z, Shen C, Zou Y, Wu D, Zhang H, Chen K. Application of Solution Blow Spinning for Rapid Fabrication of Gelatin/Nylon 66 Nanofibrous Film. Foods. 2021; 10(10):2339. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10102339
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Zhichao, Chaoyi Shen, Yucheng Zou, Di Wu, Hui Zhang, and Kunsong Chen. 2021. "Application of Solution Blow Spinning for Rapid Fabrication of Gelatin/Nylon 66 Nanofibrous Film" Foods 10, no. 10: 2339. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10102339