PBAT/PLA Fibers Prepared via Coaxial Electrospinning: The Effect of Core Feed Rate on the Fibers Characteristics

Document Type : Original Article

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School of Material Science and Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi Vietnam

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This study investigates the influence of coaxial electrospinning parameters on the morphological and physicochemical properties of nanofibers composed of poly(butylene co-adipate co-terephthalate) (PBAT) and polylactic acid (PLA). The nanofibers were systematically characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and mechanical testing. The findings reveal that the PBAT/PLA nanofibers exhibit a core-shell structure with a co-continuous phase. It was observed that PBAT demonstrates limited miscibility with PLA under the specific process conditions examined. Furthermore, the feed rate of the core solution was found to have a substantial impact on the resulting fiber properties

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 28 October 2024
  • Receive Date: 30 August 2024
  • Revise Date: 12 October 2024
  • Accept Date: 26 October 2024