Fabrication and Characterization of Polyvinyl Chloride/Copolyester/Nanoclay Composite Nanofiber

Abstract

Four random copolyesters were prepared by the polycondensation reaction of diols namely 1,5-dihydroxyanthraquinone, 4,4′-oxybis(benzoic acid) and variable chalcone diol. Four chalcone diols were produced by acid catalyzed Claisen-Schmidt reaction at room temperature. These random copolyesters were elucidated by solubility tests and viscosity measurements. The FT-IR, 1H & 13C NMR techniques were applied to establish the repeating units present in the copolyester backbone. Electrospinning method was employed to derive polyvinyl chloride-copolyester-nanoclay composite nanofiber from tetrahydrofuran medium. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was utilized to examine the morphology of the nanofibers. These composite nanofibers are expected to be a potential biomaterial of greater significance.