A Study on the Improvement of Using Raw Lacquer and Electrospinning on Properties of PVP Nanofilms

• Main Authors: Kunlin Wu, Ding Zhang, Minghua Liu, Qi Lin, Bing-Chiuan Shiu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
• Series: Nanomaterials
• Subjects: raw lacquer (RL); polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP); electrospinning; nanofibers
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/9/1723

Raw lacquer (RL), ethanol being used as the solvent, was added to polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) and then electrospun into RL/PVP nanofilms. Manufacturing parameters such as RL/PVP ratio, voltage, flow velocity, needle type, and the distance between syringe and the collection board were systematically investigated. A scanning electronic microscope (SEM) was used to observe the surface morphology of nanofilms; the block drop method was used to measure the water contact angle; the mechanical properties of RL/PVP nanofilms of different proportions were tested by universal material testing machine; and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) was used to characterize the structure. Based on the water resistance and acid resistance measurements, the proposed nanofilms demonstrated to be water and acid resistant were successfully produced. The results show that PVP that melts in water becomes incompatible with water after adding raw lacquer, and the acid resistance is greatly improved. Furthermore, the smaller the fiber diameter, the better the mechanical properties of the nanofilms are under low ratio of RL/PVP. With a high proportion of RL/PVP, the inner structure of the nanofilm is denser, and the water resistance and acid resistance are better. The dense structure can protect the inner material of the nanofilms.