Nanofibers of PMMA/TiO2 Produced by Electrospinning

Abstract

The method of electrospinning with a rotating cylinder collector was used to prepare PMM/TiO₂ nanofibers. The effect of the collector rotation speed on the diameters, morphology, and structural properties of the prepared PMM/TiO₂ nanofibers was studied, with the remaining parameters of the electrospinning system held constant. relied on the FE-SEM to study the diameters and regularity of the prepared nanofibers, which showed that the obtained nanofibers with diameters of 366 nm decreased to 127 nm and their regularity increased as the collector speed increased. The X-ray diffraction spectra showed that the prepared PMM/TiO₂ nanofibers have an amorphous structure and begin to transform into a polycrystalline structure with increasing collector speed. Functional groups identified through FTIR tests have been shown to not be affected by the increase in rotation speed, regularity, or decrease in the diameter of the prepared PMM/TiO₂ nanofibers.