Helical Twisting of Electrospun Liquid Crystalline Cellulose Micro- and Nanofibers

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作者
Canejo, Joao P. [1 ]
Borges, Joao P. [1 ]
Godinho, M. Helena [1 ]
Brogueira, Pedro [4 ,5 ]
Teixeira, Paulo I. C. [2 ,3 ]
Terentjev, Eugene M. [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nova Lisboa, Dept Ciencia Mat, P-2829516 Caparica, Portugal
[2] Inst Super Engn Lisboa, P-1950062 Lisbon, Portugal
[3] Univ Lisbon, Ctr Fis Teor & Computac, P-1649003 Lisbon, Portugal
[4] Inst Super Tecn, Dept Fis, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal
[5] Inst Super Tecn, Inst Ciencia & Engn Mat & Superficies, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal
[6] Univ Cambridge, Cavendish Lab, Cambridge CB3 OHE, England
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10.1002/adma.200801008
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
Helically twisted fibers can be produced by electrospinning liquid-crystalline cellulose solutions. Fiber topographies are studied by atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (see figure) and polarized optical microscopy. The fibers have a nearly universal pitch-to-diameter ratio and comprise both right- and left-handed helices.
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