ISSN:
0887-6266
Keywords:
glass microfiber
;
scattering
;
polymer
;
nonwoven fabrics
;
polymer analogue
;
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Disordered fiber mats made of glass microfibers (GMF) were studied using small-angle light scattering (SALS), ultrasmall-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS), SEM, and optical microscopy. The morphological scaling of these materials in the micron scale was very similar to that of polymers in the nanometer scale. In some fiber mats, such as GMF, the structure is randomized at the time of formation, leading to a statistical analogy with the thermal randomization that occurs in nanometer-scale, high polymers. Analogues for the coil radius-of-gyration, persistence unit, and scaling regimes exist in such fiber mats and may be a useful feature both for modeling thermally equilibrated polymeric systems, as well as furthering the understanding of the physical properties of fiber mats through analogy with the theoretical understanding of thermally equilibrated polymeric systems. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 3147-3154, 1998
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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