Affiliation:
1. Chemical Engineering Centre, ITMO University, Kronverkskiy Prospekt, 49A, St. Petersburg 197101, Russia
Abstract
This study presents, for the first time, a comprehensive investigation of the influence of pre- and post-fabrication parameters for the electroactive properties of electrospun chitosan/PVA-based micro- and nanofibers. Chitosan/PVA fibers were fabricated using electrospinning, characterized, and tested as electroactive materials. Solutions with different acetic acid contents (50, 60, 70, and 80 v/v%) were used, and the rheological properties of the solutions were analyzed. Characterization techniques, such as rheology, conductivity, optical microscopy, a thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, a tensile test, and FT-IR spectroscopy, were utilized. Fiber mats from the various solutions were thermally treated, and their electroactive behavior was examined under a constant electric potential (10 V) at different pHs (2–13). The results showed that fibers electrospun from 80% acetic acid had a lower electroactive response and dissolved quickly. However, thermal treatment improved the stability and electroactive response of all fiber samples, particularly the ones spun with 80% acetic acid, which exhibited a significant increase in speed displacement from 0 cm−1 (non-thermally treated) to 1.372 cm−1 (thermally treated) at a pH of 3. This study sheds light on the influence of pre- and post-fabrication parameters on the electroactive properties of chitosan/PVA fibers, offering valuable insights for the development of electroactive materials in various applications.
Subject
Polymers and Plastics,General Chemistry
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