Study on the Preparation of PSA NanoFibers Using Electro-Spinning Technology and its Characterizations

Abstract

Polysulfonamide (PSA) superfine fibers were prepared by the self-developed device using the electrospinning technology. The micro surface morphology of the manufactured PSA fibers was characterized by the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). It was found that the diameter of PSA fibers and its variance can be influenced by the electrospinning parameters. The experimental results indicate that the morphology of PSA fibers ranged from irregular (beaded) to uniform structure with an increase of solution concentration; the thickness and its variance of the PSA fibers were decreased with the increasing of applied voltage; the morphology and thickness of the PSA fibers were also affected by the tip-to-collector distance. Our investigation shows that the diameter of the PSA fibers can reach around 100nm when spun at the conditions of 28kv applied voltage, 10wt% solution concentration and 15 cm tip-target distance, with a related homogeneous network distribution.