Abstract:
To investigate the effect of spinning solvents on coaxial electrospun nanofibers and prepare thermal regulation nanofibers, polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polylactic acid (PLA) solutions were used as inner and outer layer spinning solutions respectively, and PLA/PEG nanofibers (Nf
C-S) were prepared by coaxial electrospinning. Three types of Nf
C-S were prepared using deionized water, tetrahydrofuran (THF), and dimethyl carbonate (DMC)/N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as inner solvents, named PP
w, PP
t, and PP
d, respectively. The morphology, chemical structure, crystalline properties, mechanical properties, thermal properties, and hydrophilicity of Nf
C-S were studied, and the thermal regulation function was further investigated. The results showed that PP
w obtained fibers with two different scales, and the average diameter increased by 190 nm compared to PP
d. PP
w exhibited higher elastic modulus and breaking stress, while PP
d and PP
t showed higher breaking strain, with the breaking stress of PP
w increasing by 0.54 MPa compared to PP
t. Nf
C-S possessed the melting endothermic capacity attributed to PEG, with PP
t and PP
w exhibiting significant temperature hysteresis during heating and cooling processes, demonstrating excellent thermal regulation capability. The hydrophobicity of Nf
C-S was lower compared to pure PLA (PP
0), with the water contact angle of PP
w (136.5°) being closest to PP
0. In conclusion, thermal regulation Nf
C-S was developed based on the research for inner layer solvent, with PP
w showing superior comprehensive performance, providing a reference for the controllable preparation of thermal regulation nanofibers.