Cover Image, Volume 138, Issue 11. Issue 11 (9th December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zakaria, Mohammad; Shibahara, Kanta; Bhuiyan, Anamul Hoque; Nakane, Koji
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied polymer science. Volume 138:Issue 11(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2020-12-09
• Subjects: Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 668.9
• DOI: 10.1002/app.50347
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-8995

Abstract

Abstract : The image designed by Mohammad Zakaria and colleagues shows the influence of melt flow rates (MFR) of low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) on the diameter of laser melt electrospun nanofibers. A massive reduction of LDPE fiber diameter with increased MFR was revealed for EVOH removal from LDPE/EVOH blend fiber. The cover shows the SEM micrograph of as‐spun fibers prepared from pure LDPE with different MFRs (13, 23, 45, 70 and 145 g / 10 min) and pure EVOH. Pure LDPE also tends to reduce in fiber diameter as MFR increased. Due to the polarity, finer EVOH fibers were obtained despite low MFR. DOI: 10.1002/app.50282