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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2010 Sep;10(9):5672–5679. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2010.2441

Table I.

Diameter of ZS nanofibers prepared from different ZrO2 concentration solutions.

ZrO2 concentration (M) 1.0 1.5 2.0
Diameter (nm) Gel fiber 122 ± 27 242 ± 36 321 ± 23
Ceramic fiber 102 ± 21 194 ± 44 272 ± 25

Silica sol: (50 wt%); Zr/Si: 80/20 (molar ratio); feeding rate: 1.5 ml/h; voltage: 30 KV; distance between needle tip and drum: 12 cm; rotating speed of the drum: 500 rpm.