UV Polymerization of Hydrodynamically Shaped Fibers

Abstract

Most natural and man-made fibers have circular cross-sections; thus the properties of materials composed of non-circular fibers are largely unexplored. We demonstrate the technology for fabricating fibers with predetermined cross-sectional shape. Passive hydrodynamic focusing and UV polymerization of a shaped acrylate stream produced metre-long fibers for structural and mechanical characterization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA536839

Entities

People

  • Abel L. Thangawng
  • Christopher M Spillmann
  • Frances Ligler
  • Jawad Naciri
  • Peter B. Howell Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acrylates
  • Alkenes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Fibers
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Fluid Flow
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymerization
  • Shape
  • Tensile Modulus
  • Tensile Stress

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.