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The nanofibres were fabricated by melt electrospinning by reducing the viscosity and increasing the electrical conductivity of the polymer melt. Then the nanofibres were investigated to understand their properties, hence, characterised by different techniques. This chapter deals with the materials used, the equipment and the processing parameters applied in the melt electrospinning experiments. It also includes the equipment and test conditions used for the characterisation of the fibres fabricated. The characterisation techniques include scanning electron microscopy (SEM), optical microscopy (OM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), differential thermal calorimetry (DSC), thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and mechanical characterisation.
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Nayak, R. (2017). Experimental: Melt Electrospinning. In: Polypropylene Nanofibers. Engineering Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61458-8_3
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