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A series of PU fibrous membranes were fabricated by using electrospinning method. The microstructure of the membranes was characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectrum. Their mechanical properties were tested by dynamic mechanical thermal analysis and stress-strain behaviors. The solution concentration, the applied voltage and the tip-collector distance had an effect on the crystallinity degree and molecular orientation of PU, the size and distribution of the fiber diameter and the point-bonded structures between the fibers, leading to the change in the microstructure and the mechanical properties of the fibrous membrane. Fibers with a smaller diameter had higher strength but lower ductility. The fibrous membranes indicated the similar stress-strain behaviors, which slopes in the initial stage were low and that in the later stage were high. The initial elastic behavior with the low Young’s modulus were attributed to the network structure of the fibrous membranes and that with the high Young’s modulus was from the electrospun PU fibers.
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Bai, Z., Xu, W., Xu, J. et al. Microstructure and mechanical properties of polyurethane fibrous membrane. Fibers Polym 13, 1239–1248 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-012-1239-9
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