Electrospinning of poly(butylene-carbonate):Effect of Solvents on the Properties of the Nanofibers Film

Abstract

The aim of this work was to learn the solvent effect on preparation of poly(butylenes-carbonate) (PBC) electrospinning nanofiber filmes. For this purpose, the dissolvability and electro-spinnability of PBC in seventeen pure solvents and two blend solvents, together with morphology of the result PBC nanofiber films were investigated in detail. Results revealed that the solvent dielectric constant had a strong influence on the split process, and that affected the morphology of as-spun PBC nanofibers. Compared with poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) nanofibers, PBC nanofiber films appeared better hydrophilic performance, and enhanced mechanical property which can be attributed to its low crystallization speed.