of the original manuscript: Matsumoto, H.; Ishiguro, T.; Konosu, Y.; Minagawa, M.; Tanioka, A.; Richau, K.; Kratz, K.; Lendlein, A.:
Shape-memory properties of electrospun non-woven fabrics prepared from degradable polyesterurethanes containing poly(Omega-pentadecalactone) hard segmentsIn: European Polymer Journal (2012) Elsevier Abstract Microscaled non-woven fabrics with fiber diameters in the range 1.8-3.1 m were prepared by electrospinning from a chloroform solution of a degradable multiblock copolymer (PDLCL) consisting of crystallizable poly(-pentadecalactone) hard segments (PPDL) and poly(-caprolactone) switching segments (PCL). The surface morphology and microstructure of the non-woven fabrics were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, temperature-controlled scanning probe microscopy, wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The microstructural analysis demonstrated that the rod-like domains of hard segment (PPDL) formed in the electrospun PDLCL fiber functioned as physical crosslinks. Cyclic, thermomechanical tensile tests showed that the 10 m 100 nm PCL crystal
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