Design and Characterization of 3D‐Structured Permanent Superhydrophobic Nanofibers for Environmental Remediations
Journal of Applied Polymer Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 25, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
development
of
permanent
superhydrophobic
surfaces
has
attracted
significant
attention
due
to
their
usage
in
many
applications,
particularly
environmental
and
biomedical
remediations.
Among
the
various
fabrication
techniques,
electrospinning
emerged
as
an
advantageous
flexible
method
for
fabricating
nanofibers
with
tailored
surface
characteristics.
In
this
study,
we
explore
enhancement
properties
by
incorporating
Teflon
particles
into
matrices
polystyrene
(PS)
polyvinyl
chloride
(PVC)
through
process.
Electrospinning
was
employed
fabricate
three‐dimensional
(3D)
structured
without
highly
hydrophobic
average
particle
size
180
nm.
Following
these
nanofibers,
a
series
heat
treatments
were
applied
at
temperatures
(0°C,
50°C,
75°C,
100°C,
125°C)
different
durations
(30
min,
1
h,
2
4
h)
improve
further.
hydrophobicity
assessed
water
contact
angle
(WCA)
measurements,
which
confirmed
that
all
exhibited
behavior.
addition
particles,
combined
treatment,
significantly
enhanced
resulting
WCA
values
155.75°
PS
151.62°
PVC
thereby
categorizing
them
having
properties.
Further
characterization
conducted
using
scanning
electron
microscopy
(SEM)
Fourier‐transform
infrared
(FTIR)
spectroscopy
analyze
morphology
chemical
compositions.
These
analyses
indicated
consistently
fell
within
submicron
nanoscale
range,
uniform
distribution
observed
across
nanofiber
surfaces.
resultant
fiber
diameters
range
400
nm
μm,
while
ranged
from
200
600
Collectively,
results
suggest
fabricated
3D
are
viable
candidates
health
remediations
energy
mitigations.
Язык: Английский
Synthesis and Characterization of PANI/ZnFe2O4 nRs with Different Doping Concentrations for Potential Applications in Various Fields
Journal of Spectroscopy,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
2023, С. 1 - 10
Опубликована: Окт. 25, 2023
The
wide-ranging
potential
of
polyaniline
(PANI)
composites
in
energy
storage,
electrochemical,
sensing,
and
electromagnetic
shielding
applications
emphasizes
researchers
to
improve
its
properties.
Here,
the
doping
ZnFe2O4
nRs
by
1,
3,
5
wt.
%
within
has
been
done.
Then,
we
characterize
doped
material
using
techniques
such
as
scanning
electron
microscopy
(SEM),
X-ray
diffraction
(XRD),
thermal
gravimetric
analysis
(TGA),
Fourier-transform
infrared
spectroscopy
(FTIR)
verify
successful
incorporation
onto
nRs.
TGA
showed
that
PANI
with
enhanced
interfacial
interactions
between
two
components.
This
provided
a
more
stable
matrix
structure
stability
composite.
transmission
light
increased
about
18%
due
increase
crystallinity
accompanied
doping.
As
rose,
our
samples’
optical
band
gap
values
slightly
decreased
10%.
In
addition,
it
found
characteristics
refractive
index,
extension
coefficient,
surface,
volume
loss
function
essentially
dependency.
nonlinear
constants
samples
have
new
charge
carriers
altered
electronic
properties
composite
material.
Our
obtained
results
show
PANI@
sensors,
optoelectronics,
photocatalysis.
Язык: Английский