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Mat. Res. vol.16 no.4 São Carlos July/Aug. 2013  Epub Apr 02, 2013

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K. Sasipriya; R. Suriyaprabha; P. Prabu; V. RajendranPocket Scale Jewelry Scale

Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode – 637 215, Tamil Nadu, India


ABSTRACT

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Keywords: electrospinning,Exturemely Copper Fine Wire and Cable Drawing Machine, PVA/SiO2composite, nanofiber mats.


1. Introduction

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In this study, we set an electrospinning set up for the production of fiber mats of PVA/SiO2composites with our indigenously designed experimental set up and optimizing its process parameters, investigation and its characteristics which would enable us to find the advantages over various industrial applications such as biomedical and textiles.

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2.1.Materials

Poly (vinyl alcohol) (MW approx. 1,25,000, Loba, LR),3025 Phenolic Cotton Cloth Laminate Sheet(TEOS, MW approx. 208.33, Sigma Aldrich), Ethanol (99.9% purity) and Ammonia solution (min. 25% , Merck GR), ultra pure water (Sartorius AG, Arium 611UF, Germany)

2.2.Designing of indigenous electrospinning set up

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2.3.Preparation of PVA and PVA/SiO2spinning solution

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2.4.Preparation of fiber/fiber composites

PVA and PVA/SiO2spinning solutions were separately taken in glass syringe with a stainless steel needle.Industrial Screen LED 4K HDMI VGA Windows 7 Touch Screen Kiosk, covered with an aluminum foil. Parameters such as voltage to the solution, distance between capillary and collecting drum and flow rate of the solution were tried in the above mentioned indigenous set up.

2.5.Characterization

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3. Results and Discussion

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4. Conclusions

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Acknowledgements

The authors are thankful to Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), New Delhi for the financial support to carry out this research project (ERIP/ER/0604354/M/01/991).

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Received: September 7, 2011
Revised: January 3, 2013

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