Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers Reinforced by Tannic Acid/Fe+++ Complexes

We report the successful preparation of reinforced electrospun nanofibers and fibrous mats of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) via a simple and inexpensive method using stable tannic acid (TA) and ferric ion (Fe+++) assemblies formed by solution mixing and pH adjustment. Changes in solution pH change the num...

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Main Authors: Weiqiao Yang, Ana M. M. Sousa, Audrey Thomas-Gahring, Xuetong Fan, Tony Jin, Xihong Li, Peggy M. Tomasula, LinShu Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/9/9/757