Patent ID: 9217210
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: B29C,C04B,D01D,D01F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for fabricating composite inorganic/polymer nanofibers, the method comprising: introducing a mixture of a polymer solution and an inorganic precursor into a dispersion medium to form a dispersion system comprising the dispersion medium and a plurality of dispersed-phase components of the mixture, wherein the polymer solution comprises a polymer dissolved in a polymer solvent, and the dispersion medium comprises an anti-solvent for the polymer such that the polymer solvent is miscible with the anti-solvent; forming a plurality of composite nanofibers by shearing the dispersed-phase components, wherein phase separation occurs between the polymer and the inorganic precursor such that a plurality of inorganic fibrils are formed in each nanofiber; and forming an inorganic compound from the inorganic precursor, wherein the inorganic fibrils comprise the inorganic compound.