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1.2 Research Concepts and Hypotheses |
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1.4 Contribution of the Research |
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2 Review of Literature: Melt Electrospinning |
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2.2.1 Types of Electrospinning |
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2.3 Research on Melt Electrospinning |
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2.4 Fibre Diameter and Influencing Factors |
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2.4.1 Effects of Molecular Weight/MFI |
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2.4.2 Effect of Viscosity |
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2.4.3 Effect of Applied Voltage |
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2.4.4 Effect of Collector Distance and Type |
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2.4.5 Effect of Flow Rate |
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2.4.6 Effect of Spinneret Size |
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2.4.7 Effect of Temperature |
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2.4.8 Effect of Ambient Parameters |
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2.4.9 Effect of Electrical Conductivity |
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2.6 Properties of Melt Electrospun Fibres |
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2.6.1 Mechanical Properties |
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2.6.3 Crystalline Properties |
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3 Experimental: Melt Electrospinning |
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41 | (14) |
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3.2.2 Material Preparation |
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3.3 Melt Electrospinning Apparatus |
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3.6.8 Molecular Weight or Intrinsic Viscosity |
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3.6.11 Electrical Conductivity |
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3.6.12 Mechanical Characterisation |
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3.6.13 Surface Wettability |
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4 Results and Discussion: Melt Electrospinning |
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4.1 Initial Experiments with Pure Polymers |
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4.1.1 Establishing the Processing Parameters |
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4.1.2 Initial Results: Effect of Polymer MFI |
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4.1.3 Effect of Viscosity |
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4.1.4 Effect of Melt Flow Rate |
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4.1.6 Effect of Die Size and Shape |
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4.2 Experiments with Additives |
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4.2.1 Effect of Additives on Fibre Diameter |
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4.3.1 Elemental Composition Analysis by Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) |
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4.3.2 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Results |
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4.3.3 Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Results |
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4.3.4 Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Results |
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4.3.5 Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) Results |
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4.3.6 Molecular Weight or Intrinsic Viscosity |
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4.3.7 X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Results |
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4.3.8 Mechanical Property |
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4.3.9 Hydrophobic Properties |
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4.4 Washing of the Additives |
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103 | (4) |
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5 Conclusions: Melt Electrospinning |
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107 | (4) |
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107 | (4) |
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109 | (2) |
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6 Review of Literature: Meltblowing |
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111 | (8) |
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6.1.2 Fibre Diameter and Influencing Factors |
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6.1.3 Properties of Meltblown Fibres |
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7 Experimental: Meltblowing |
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119 | (12) |
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7.3 Meltblowing Apparatus |
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7.5.7 Molecular Weight or Intrinsic Viscosity |
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7.5.10 Mechanical Characterisation |
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7.5.11 Surface Wettability |
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8 Results and Discussion: Meltblowing |
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8.1 Initial Experiments with Pure Polymers |
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8.2.1 Process of Fibre Formation with Fluid Injection |
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8.2.2 Collection Pattern of Fibres |
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134 | (2) |
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8.2.3 Mechanism of Fibre Formation |
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136 | (3) |
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8.2.4 Morphology and Diameter of Fibres |
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139 | (5) |
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144 | (14) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (2) |
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8.3.5 Molecular Weight or Intrinsic Viscosity |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (2) |
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8.3.7 Mechanical Properties |
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152 | (4) |
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8.3.8 Hydrophobic Properties |
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156 | (2) |
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8.4 Processing Difficulties with 2000 MFI PP |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (3) |
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159 | (2) |
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9 Conclusions: Meltblowing |
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161 | (4) |
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10 Comparison of Results and Future Suggestions |
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10.1 Results of the Study |
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10.2 Comparison of Results for the Fabrication of Nanofibres |
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10.2.1 Differences in the Process of Fibre Formation |
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10.2.2 Differences in the Material Performance |
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10.2.3 Differences in the Fibre Properties |
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10.4.1 Journal Publications |
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169 | (1) |
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10.4.2 Conference Publications |
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169 | (1) |
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Appendix A Melt Electrospinning |
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Appendix B Meltblowing |
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Index |
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