@inproceedings{8bf08bdf1b5f4a65961c8fb26f405020,
title = "Poly(vinyl alcohol) (core)-polyurethane (shell) nanofibers produced by coaxial electrospinning",
abstract = "Nanoweb fabricated by electrospinning has a large specific area and a small pore size which can be controlled through a spinning process to enable a strong adsorption and selective permeability. It is required to produce nanofiber of different polymer mixture with a limited miscibility for improvement of physical, chemical, or biological properties. In this study, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/polyurethane (PU) nanofibers were produced by coaxial electrospinning. PVA (core)/PU (shell) nanofibers were defect-free and had a uniform thickness. The pseudo core/shell structure of PVA/PU nanofibers was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. The presence of PVA and PU in the nanofibers was identified by 13C solid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Water contact angle was reduced by incorporation of PVA in a core of PU nanofiber. For variety of biomedical applications, bioactive substances such as antibiotics and proteins can be incorporated in a core of hydrophobic PU nanofiber by coaxial electrospinning of water-soluble polymer/bioactive substance mixture.",
keywords = "Coaxial electrospinning, Contact angle, Core/shell, Nanoweb, Poly(vinyl alcohol), Polyurethane",
author = "Park, \{Ga Young\} and Lee, \{So Young\} and Kim, \{Woo Jin\} and Choi, \{Jin Hyun\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.; 6th International Conference on Key Engineering Materials, ICKEM 2016 ; Conference date: 12-03-2016 Through 14-03-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.705.68",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783038357155",
series = "Key Engineering Materials",
publisher = "Trans Tech Publications Ltd.",
pages = "68--71",
editor = "Korsunsky, \{Alexander M.\} and Chobin Makabe and Amir, \{Haider F. Abdul\} and Nindhia, \{Tjok Gde Tirta\}",
booktitle = "Key Engineering Materials VI",
address = "Switzerland",
}