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Strip twisted electrospun nanofiber yarns: Structural effects on tensile properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2011

Yaqiong Zhou ,
Jian Fang ,
Xungai Wang  and
Tong Lin
Yaqiong Zhou
Affiliation:
Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3217, Australia
Jian Fang
Affiliation:
Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3217, Australia
Xungai Wang
Affiliation:
Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3217, Australia
Tong Lin*
Affiliation:
Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3217, Australia
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: tong.lin@deakin.edu.au
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Abstract

Nanofiber yarns with controlled twist levels were prepared by twisting a narrow fibrous strip cut directly from electrospun nanofiber mats. The effects of fiber morphology, diameter and orientation, as well as the yarn twist level on the yarn tensile properties were examined. For the yarns made from randomly oriented fine uniform nanofibers (e.g., diameter 359 nm) and beaded nanofibers, the tensile strength increased with increasing the yarn twist level. Higher fiber diameter (e.g., 634 nm) led to the tensile strength having an initial increase and then decrease trend. The modulus increased with the twist level for all the yarns studied. However, the elongation at break increased initially with the twist level and subsequently decreased. The orientation of aligned fibers within the fiber strip greatly influenced the yarn tensile properties. When the fibers were oriented along the fiber length direction, both tensile strength and modulus were the largest.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 27 , Issue 3: Focus Issue: Advances in Mechanics of One-Dimensional Micro/Nanomaterials , 14 February 2012 , pp. 537 - 544
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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