Title
Electrospun natural rubber fibers-based flexible conductive membranes
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Dognani G.
da Silva A.A.
Cabrera F.C.
Faita F.L.
Bechtold I.H.
Job A.E.
Agostini D.L.d.S.
Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”
Publisher(s)
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Abstract
In recent years, the technique of electrospinning has been used to develop a novel class of micro-and nanoscale materials based on fibrous structures. Several polymers, in particular elastomers, that have been implemented in this process rely on properties such as elasticity, flexibility, biocompatibility, and low cost. Herein, we describe for the first time the electrospinning of natural rubber fibers without polymeric matrix to obtain self-standing non-woven mats and oriented elastomeric fibers. The fibers average diameters were approximately 5.5 µm. Polyaniline (PAni) was deposited on the membrane surface in order to enhance the conductive properties making easy the charge transportation. We have obtained biocompatible and flexible fibrous materials using natural rubber, this research opens up possibilities of using micro and nanofibers of only-natural rubber in many applications including sensors preparation.
Start page
1
End page
9
Volume
25
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física de partículas, Campos de la Física
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85090920062
Source
Revista Materia
ISSN of the container
15177076
Sponsor(s)
The authors gratefully acknowledge the following Brazilian agencies for financial support in their research activity: FAPESP (Number 2013/18692-6); INCT/INEO/CAPES and ProPg/UNESP for support. We would also like to thank Lab-MMev for the SEM image.
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