Effect of the nature of the solvent on the structure and certain properties of acetate fibres

Absorbable, drug-loaded, extruded fiber for implantation

“…Fibers spun from good solvents tend to have a high degree of polymer chain alignment, which tends to make rather ductile fibers (Morris, 2011;Musaev et al, 1983). For example, fibers created from polymer dissolved in a poor solvent tend to be weak and brittle, as there is negligible chain alignment and little interchain entanglement.…”