Coaxial electrospinning of liquid crystal-containing poly(vinylpyrrolidone) microfibres

• Eva Enz,
• Ute Baumeister and
• Jan Lagerwall

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 58, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.58

• unexpected when considering the viscosity anisotropy of the liquid crystal kept in its smectic phase during electrospinning. Keywords: coaxial electrospinning; composite material; core-sheath fibres; liquid crystal; smectic phase; Introduction Electrospinning is a versatile process for producing nano- and