Functionalization of Commercial Electrospun Veils with Zinc Oxide Nanostructures.

ABSTRACT: The present research is focused on the synthesis of hexagonal ZnO wurtzite nanorods for the decoration of commercially available electrospun nylon nanofibers. The growth of ZnO was performed by a hydrothermal technique and for the first time on commercial electrospun veils. The growth step was optimized by adopting a procedure with the refresh of growing solution each hour of treatment (Method 1) and with the maintenance of a specific growth solution volume for the entire duration of the treatment (Method 2). The overall treatment time and volume of solution were also optimized by analyzing the morphology of ZnO nanostructures, the coverage degree, the thermal and mechanical stability of the obtained decorated electrospun nanofibers. In the optimal synthesis conditions (Method 2), hexagona

SUBMITTER: Bavasso I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7916010 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature