Effect of hydrogen-deuterium exchange in amide linkages on properties of electrospun polyamide nanofibers

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Li, Dongyang¹  Takarada, Wataru¹  Ashizawa, Minoru¹  Yamamoto, Takuya²  Matsumoto, Hidetoshi¹ 

[1] Tokyo Inst Technol, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Meguro Ku, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Tokyo 1528552, Japan

[2] Hokkaido Univ, Fac Engn, Div Appl Chem, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0608628, Japan

关键词: Electrospinning;    Polyamide;    Hydrogen-deuterium exchange;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123994

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The effect of deuteration of polymeric nanofibers (NFs) on their structure and thermal and mechanical properties was investigated. Three types of polyamides (PA; PA66, PA6, and PA11) NFs were prepared by electrospinning from solutions with non-deuterated or deuterated solvents and subsequently characterized. In the NFs prepared with deuterated solvents, partial hydrogen-deuterium (H-D) exchange occurred in the amide linkages of the polymers, leading to improved thermal and mechanical properties. Further, partial deuteration of amide linkages in all the PAs slightly increased the NF melting and glass transition points and substantially improved the Young's moduli and tensile strengths of the NF sheets by 1.2-1.3 times. Additionally, the degree of crystallinity improved due to the deuteration effect. The results clearly indicate that this facile, solution processing approach based on H-D exchange in the amide linkages is promising for improving the properties of polymer NFs.

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