Authors

Shifeng Han

Type

Text

Type

Thesis

Advisor

Huang, Peisen | Stanislaus Wong.

Date

2010-05-01

Keywords

Coaxial Electrospinning, Electrospinning, Electrospun Core-sheath Fibers, Hollow structured Fibers, poly(caprolactone), poly(ethylene glycol) | Chemistry, Polymer

Department

Department of Chemistry

Language

en_US

Source

This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/11401/70881

Publisher

The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.

Format

application/pdf

Abstract

Interests in electrospinning have recently been expanded further due to the ability of electrospinning to produce nanofibers with core-sheath or hollow structures. Such fibers have been widely studied as a promising candidate for many applications, such as biomedical and electrical devices. This thesis has been composed of two parts on the coaxial electrospinning technology: (1) an overview of the coaxial electrospinning, including its essential features, the material and process parameters that can impact fiber formation, and the potential applications of core-sheath fibers; (2) a research study on electrospun poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PEG-PCL) core-sheath structured fibers. The research project included the fabrication of core-sheath structured fibers, the extraction of PEG from the fibers, and the characterization of core-sheath fibers.

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