Using poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] as shell to fabricate the highly fluorescent nanofibers by coaxial electrospinning

Organic Fluorescent Nanofibers and Sub-Micrometer Rods

“…Polymers can be intrinsically fluorescent due to an extended conjugated system Kang et al, 2007;Long et al, 2009;Samitsu et al, 2009;Xin et al, 2009;Zhang et al, 2007;Zhao et al, 2007;Zhu et al, 2009). A good example is that of poly(phenylene vinylene) (PPV) derivatives, which emit from blue to yellow-green.…”

Electrospinning of fluorescent fibers from CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in cellulose triacetate

“…[1][2][3][4][5] Electrospun fibers have been proposed for many different types of applications including filtration, textiles, 6 tissue engineering, [7][8][9][10] optical and electronic devices, 11,12 and sensing. 13,14 The properties of electrospun polymer fibers can be further enhanced by the incorporation of functional materials, such as polymer (i.e., to make a blend), 15,16 metal complexes, [17][18][19] nanoparticles, 12,[20][21][22][23] carbon nanotubes, 24,25 dye molecules, 12 dye loaded zeolite crystals, 26 or proteins. 14,27 In a typical experiment, a high voltage (kV) is applied to a metallic capillary through which the polymeric solution is fed.…”

Fabrication of poly-3-hexylthiophene/polyethylene oxide nanofibers using electrospinning

“…Different strategies have been used to overcome this problem: the use of more flexible polymer precursors or even monomers that can be converted into ICPs in a second step [27,28,[39][40][41], the addition of a spinable polymer to assist the formation of fibers [20,26,32], or the use of a core-shell coaxial electrospinning strategy, the ICP being the core and the spinable polymer being the post-removable shell [37] or inversely, the spinable polymer as the core and the ICP as the shell [42]. All of these strategies have been used with success and present their respective set of advantages and limitations.…”