Coiled Plant Tendril Bioinspired Fabrication of Helical Porous Microfibers for Crude Oil Cleanup. Issue 3 (20th March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhao, Yueyue; Miao, Xiaran; Lin, Jinyou; Li, Xiuhong; Bian, Fenggang; Wang, Jie; Zhang, Xiangzhi; Yue, Baohua
• Is Part Of: Global challenges. Volume 1:Issue 3(2017)
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• Publication Date: 2017-03-20
• Subjects: coaxial electrospinning -- coiled tendril -- helical porous fiber -- oil sorption ·; Climatic changes -- Periodicals; Sustainable development -- Periodicals; Globalization -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 500
• DOI: 10.1002/gch2.201600021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2056-6646

Abstract

Abstract : Fabrication of the helical fibers with sheath/core structure comprising 3D interconnected porous polystyrene (PS) and ductile polyvinylidene fluoride is inspired by coiled plant tendril. The key innovation point applied in this study is to produce a helical porous system based on sheath/core structure that can come into being a huge storage space in the sorption process for crude oil. Abstract : Fabrication of the helical fibers with sheath/core structure comprising 3D interconnected porous polystyrene (PS) and ductile polyvinylidene fluoride is inspired by coiled plant tendril. The key innovation point applied in this study is to produce a helical porous system based on sheath/core structure that can come into being a huge storage space in the sorption process for crude oil. More importantly, the mechanical properties confirm to have a more excellent improvement than that of the initial PS fibers, which make it become a possible candidate for the large‐area sorption and reuse of crude oil from the ocean or industry. The bioinspired fabricating strategy opens a significant avenue between the coaxial electrospinning and crude oil contamination cleanup. It is also expected that the unique structure can make it a promising candidate for applications in energy conversion, tissue engineering, and intelligent devices.