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Effects of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Fiber Diameter Distribution of Poly (Butylene Terephthalate) Electrospun Composite Nanofibers

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Materials with Complex Behaviour II

Part of the book series: Advanced Structured Materials ((STRUCTMAT,volume 16))

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In this Study, Poly (butylene terephthalate) (PBT)/Single-walled carbon nanotubes composite nanofibers mats were prepared by electrospinning, being directly deposited in the form of a random fibers web. The effect of different loads of single-walled nanotubes on the morphology of the electrospun PBT/SWCNTs composite nanofibers was investigated with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). SEM observations indicated that the presence of SWCNTs resulted in finer nanofibers for lower loading; however, a broader distribution, especially for the higher diameter ranges was found for nanofibers with higher amounts of carbon nanotubes.

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The authors would like to acknowledge gratefully the great financial support of the Young Researcher Club (YRC) of Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch.

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    Mehdi Forouharshad, Omid Saligheh, Rouhollah Arasteh & Reza Eslami Farsani

  2. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Reza Eslami Farsani

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  1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, Technical University of Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

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Forouharshad, M., Saligheh, O., Arasteh, R., Eslami Farsani, R. (2012). Effects of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Fiber Diameter Distribution of Poly (Butylene Terephthalate) Electrospun Composite Nanofibers. In: Öchsner, A., da Silva, L., Altenbach, H. (eds) Materials with Complex Behaviour II. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22700-4_27

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