ТЕХНОЛОГІЯ ОДЕРЖАННЯ УЛЬТРАТОНКИХ НЕТКАНИХ МАТЕРІАЛІВ НА ОСНОВІ ПОЛІМЕРНИХ КОМПОЗИЦІЙ З ХІТОЗАНОМ
The aim of the scientific work is to develop a technology for obtaining of ultrafine nonwoven materials based on a polymer composition of polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate with the addition of chitosan, which was dissolved in lactic and acetic acids. Methodology. To assess the characteristics of the compositions, the viscosity and surface tension of working solutions were determined by capillary viscometry, and electrical conductivity - by conductometric method. The effect of thermal stabilization of materials based on chitosan was investigated using their sorption properties. The morphological composition of nonwovens was investigated by the method of scanning electron microscopy. Findings. A technology has been developed for the obtaining of ultrafine materials based on chitosan dissolved in lactic and acetic acids by the method of electrospinning. The parameters for obtaining fibers from the studied compositions were determined. As a result of the analysis of the obtained ultrafine nonwoven materials by the method of scanning electron microscopy, it was found that with a voltage between the electrodes of 30 kV, fibers with a diameter of 0.3 to 0.9 μm are obtained. According to the statistical distribution of the diameters of polymer fibers in ultrafine nonwoven materials, it was determined that, depending on the components of the composition, 72-77% of the fibers have a diameter of 0.3 μm. Originality. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the determination of the basic laws of the electrospinning process using the natural polymer of chitosan and the peculiarities of the preparation of its solutions in lactic and acetic acids. The effect of viscosity, surface tension and electrical conductivity of working solutions of the compositions on the process of electrospinning has been established. Practical value. Technological parameters for the obtaining of ultrafine nonwoven materials based on the composition of polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate with the addition of chitosan have been developed by the method of electrospinning; the possibility of adjusting the fiber diameter by choosing a chitosan solvent has been determined.