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Micro helical polymeric structures produced by variable voltage direct electrospinning
, Article Soft Matter ; Volume 7, Issue 22 , 2011 , Pages 10548-10551 ; 1744683X (ISSN) ; Iraji Zad, A ; Abdollahzadeh, I ; Shirsavar, R ; Bonn, D ; Ejtehadi, R ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
Abstract
Direct near field electrospinning is used to produce very long helical polystyrene microfibers in water. The pitch length of helices can be controlled by changing the applied voltage, allowing the production of both microsprings and microchannels. Using a novel high frequency variable voltage electrospinning method we determined the helix formation speed and compared the experimental buckling frequency to theoretical expressions for viscous and elastic buckling. Finally we showed that the new method can be used to produce new periodic micro and nano structures
New smart carrageenan-based superabsorbent hydrogel hybrid: Investigation of swelling rate and environmental responsiveness
, Article Journal of Applied Polymer Science ; Volume 117, Issue 6 , September , 2010 , Pages 3228-3238 ; 00218995 (ISSN) ; Pourjavadi, A ; Seidi, F ; Eftekhar Jahromi, P ; Soleyman, R ; Sharif University of Technology
2010
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Synthesis of novel natural-based superabsorbents with improved properties is of prime importance in many applications. In this article we report an efficient synthesis of new polysaccharide-based superabsorbent hybrid composing carrageenan, acrylic acid, sodium acrylate, and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate through homogenous solution polymerization process. Infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were carried out to confirm the chemical structure of the hydrogel. Moreover, morphology of the samples was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). To deeper studies on the structure-property relation in SAP hydrogels, three hydrogels with different acrylic acid/2-hydroxyethyl...