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Singh, U., Davis, F. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0462-872X, Mohan, S. and Mitchell, G.
(2013)
Electro-active nanofibres electrospun from blends of poly-vinyl cinnamate and a cholesteric liquid crystalline silicone polymer.
Journal of Materials Science, 48 (21).
pp. 7613-7619.
ISSN 1573-4803
doi: 10.1007/s10853-013-7578-0
Abstract/Summary
Electrospinning was used to generate polymer nanofibres from blends of poly-vinyl cinnamate (PVCN) and a cholesteric silicone polymer. Only blends that contained at least 40 % of PVCN produced fibres. Both differential scanning calorimetry and electron dispersion spectroscopy data indicate that the samples are miscible over a wide temperature interval. The variation of fibre diameter with concentration is nonlinear with a well-defined minimum corresponding to an 80 % PVCN blend. The fibres are birefringent with Kerr constants similar to that of cholesteric liquid crystals. Although not significant, the Kerr constant increases with increasing silicone polymer concentration.
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| Item Type | Article |
| URI | https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/33468 |
| Identification Number/DOI | 10.1007/s10853-013-7578-0 |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Divisions | Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) > Electron Microscopy Laboratory (CAF) |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publisher Statement | The final publication is available at link.springer.com |
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