Synthesize and Characterization of Polyvinyl Chloride/Copolyester/Nanoclay Composite Nanofiber

In the current study, poly-vinyl chloride/copolyester/nanoclay composite nanofibers are created and their shape is examined both before and after UV irradiation. Nanotechnology is helping to considerably improve, even revolutionize, many technology and industry sectors: information technology, energy, environmental science, medicine, homeland security, food safety, and transportation, among many others. Today's nanotechnology harnesses current progress in chemistry, physics, materials science, and biotechnology to create novel materials that have unique properties because their structures are determined on the nanometer scale. Four random copolyesters were prepared by the polycondensation reaction of diols namely 1,5-dihydroxyanthraquinone, 4,4’-oxybis (benzoic acid) and variable chalcone diol. Four chalcone diols were produced by acid catalyzed Claisen-Schmidt reaction at room temperature. These random copolyesters were elucidated by solubility tests and viscosity measurements. The FT-IR, 1H & 13C NMR techniques were applied to establish the repeating units present in the copolyester backbone. Tetrahydrofuran medium was spun using an electrospinning technique to create a composite nanofiber made of polyvinyl chloride, copolyester, and nanoclay. The morphology of the nanofibers was studied with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). These composite nanofibers are anticipated to be a more significant biomaterial in the future. Thus, we conclude that Nanofibers of the copolyester could be efficiently fabricated by electrospinning method and these composite nanofibers are expected to be a potential biomaterial of greater significance.