High‐Strength Mats from Electrospun Poly(p‐Phenylene Biphenyltetracarboximide) Nanofibers

• DOI: 10.1002/adma.200501806
• Publication Date: 2006-03-02T12:17:12Z
• Authors: C. Huang; S. Chen; D. H. Reneker; C. Lai; H. Hou
• Keywords: Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide); Heat Resistance; Electrospinning

High-strength polyimide mats have been formed from electrospun nanofibers of a rigid-rod-like poly(p-phenylene biphenyltetracarboximide) (see Figure). Non-woven aligned tensile strength 664 MPa and modulus 15.3 GPa. These high-performance with excellent mechanical properties heat resistance are expected to be useful for applications such as protective clothing heat-resistant filters.