Original Article
  • High Strength Electrospun Nanofiber Mats via CNT Reinforcement: A Review
  • Bishweshwar Pant*, Mira Park**, Soo-Jin Park*†, Hak Yong Kim**,***†
  • *Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea; *†Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea; **Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea; Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea; **,***†Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea, Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea
Abstract
The development of electrospun nanofibers with improved mechanical properties is of great scientific and technological interest because of their wide-range of applications. Reinforcement of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into the polymer matrix is considered as a promising strategy for substantially enhancing the mechanical properties of resulting CNTs/polymer composite mats on account of extraordinary mechanical properties of CNTs such as ultrahigh Young's modulus and tensile strengths. This paper summarizes the recent developments on electrospun CNTs/polymer composite mats with an emphasis on their mechanical properties.

Keywords: Electrospinning, Nanofibers, Carbonnanotubes (CNTs)/polymer composite, Reinforcement

This Article

  • 2016; 29(4): 186-193

    Published on Aug 31, 2016