Effect of salt addition in polymer solution on morphology of electrospun Nylon-6 mat

Polyamide-6 (Nylon-6) is a biodegradable, biocompatible and synthetic polymeric material which has good mechanical and physical properties [1]. Electrospun Nylon-6 mats have foundwide applications in industry such as water/air filtration media, wastewater treatment etc. Because of their potential,many researchers are following to disclose the new aspect of the process and the application by different types of modifications [2]. Electrospinning is a modern technique bywhich a very fine and continuous fibers are formed from an electrically charged jet of polymer solutions or melts when theelectrostatic forces overcome the surface tension of the polymeric fluid. A wide variety of parameters including solution, process and ambient parameters affect theelectrospinning process and properties of forming fibre web. In electrospinning of Nylon-6 solution, producing high aspectratio for electrospun nanofibers has been able to attract great attention because of a broad range of applications. The aim of the present work is to subject the polyelectrolyte solutions of Nylon-6 undergoes an electrospinning process. We will present the effect of NaCl in the polymer solutions on the characteristics of the electrospun nanofiber mats