Qualifying the contribution of fiber diameter on the acrylate-based electrospun shape memory polymer nano/microfiber properties.

ABSTRACT: Fibrous shape memory polymers (SMPs) have received growing interest in various applications, especially in biomedical applications, which offer new structures at the microscopic level and the potential of enhanced shape deformation of SMPs. In this paper, we report on the development and investigation of the properties of acrylate-based shape memory polymer fibers, fabricated by electrospinning technology with the addition of polystyrene (PS). Fibers with different diameters are manufactured using four different PS solution concentrations (25, 30, 35, and 40 wt%) and three flow rates (1.0, 2.5, and 5.0 μL min^-1) with a 25 kV applied voltage and 17 cm electrospinning distance. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images reveal that the average fiber diameter varies with polymer con

SUBMITTER: Xi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9554738 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature