Breathability of standalone poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofiber webs

Uday Turaga; Vinitkumar Singh; Rachel Behrens; Carol Korzeniewski; Sudheer Jinka; Ernest Smith; Ronald J. Kendall; Seshadri Ramkumar

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Breathability of standalone poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofiber webs

Uday Turaga, Vinitkumar Singh, Rachel Behrens, Carol Korzeniewski, Sudheer Jinka, Ernest Smith, Ronald J. Kendall, Seshadri Ramkumar

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Abstract

Standalone poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanowebs were developed in an environmentally friendly manner, and their breathability values were obtained. The strength of nanowebs was enhanced by heat cross-linking. Breathability values of untreated and heat cross-linked nanowebs remain the same indicating that stronger nanowebs can be developed without compromising its breathability. Transmission FTIR showed an increase in the crystallinity and no significant changes in the structure of PVA nanowebs after heat cross-linking. Stronger and breathable nanowebs can find broader applications such as tissue culture scaffolds, protective clothing liners, and air filters.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6951-6958
Number of pages	8
Journal	Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume	53
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ie5005465
State	Published - Apr 30 2014

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