The study of processing parameters on impact behavior of high performance polyethylene fiber cross-ply composites by taguchi method

Saligheh, O.; Eslami‐Farsani, Reza; Khajavi, Ramin; Forouharshad, Mahdi

doi:10.1007/s12221-013-1864-y

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“…This method has three main steps: (1) selecting factors, defining the levels of each factor and planning the experiments, (2) executing the designed experiments, and (3) evaluating the results. The number of factors that needed to be evaluated as well as their levels are determined in the first step . In this study, based on the authors’ experiences and literature review, three factors, i.e., polymer solution concentration, applied voltage (V) and tip‐to‐collector distance (D) were selected as more effective factors on the electrospinning process of PHB polymeric solution.…”

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Electrospun poly(hydroxybutyrate)/chitosan blend fibrous scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering

Sadeghi

Karbasi

Razavi

et al. 2016

J of Applied Polymer Sci

115

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In this study, polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) was blended with chitosan (CTS), and electrospun in order to produce more hydrophilic fibrous scaffolds with higher mass loss rates for cartilage tissue engineering application. First, the effects of diverse factors on the average and distribution of fiber's diameter of PHB scaffolds were systematically evaluated by experimental design. Then, PHB 9 wt % solutions were blended with various ratios of CTS (5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) using trifluoroacetic acid as a co‐solvent, and electrospun. The addition of CTS could decrease both water droplet contact angle from ∼74° to ∼67° and tensile strength from, ∼87 MPa to ∼31 MPa. According to the results, the scaffolds containing 15% and 20% CTS were selected as optimized scaffolds for further investigations. Mass loss percentage of these scaffolds was directly proportional to the amount of CTS. Chondrocytes attached well to the surfaces of these scaffolds. The findings suggested that PHB/CTS blend fibrous scaffolds have tremendous potentials for further investigations for the intended application. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016, 133, 44171.

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confidence: 99%