Evaluation of the surface quality of spun materials using topothesy

Abstract

Topothesy and fractal dimensions were calculated for poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN) nanofibers mats obtained by electrospinning. These methods enable quantitatively describing and thus comparing solid-state surfaces and detecting fabric errors. The obtained variety of structural properties results from different substrates and after-treatments, e.g. stabilization and carbonization. The change in spatial morphology was reported for different magnification of images obtained with the use of Helium Ion Microscopy (HIM).