Homogeneous gelation leads to nanowire forests in the transition between electrospray and electrospinning
Lin Lei, Shensheng Chen, Catherine Nachtigal, Tyler Moy, Xin Yong, Jonathan P. Singer
Abstract
We demonstrate that homogeneous gelation of droplets in electrospray leads to the generation of nanowire forests and foams.
Topics & Concepts
HomogeneousElectrospinningNanowireElectrosprayMaterials scienceChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemical physicsChemistryMass spectrometryComposite materialChromatographyPolymerThermodynamicsEngineeringPhysicsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid DynamicsMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsPickering emulsions and particle stabilization