Surface Characteristics of Electrospun <i>p</i>-Sulphonated Calix[4]Arene Functionalized Cellulose Acetate Nanofiber and Its Behaviour towards Methylene Blue Adsorption

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Figure 7: Surface Characteristics of Electrospun <i>p</i>-Sulphonated Calix[4]Arene Functionalized Cellulose Acetate Nanofiber and Its Behaviour towards Methylene Blue Adsorption 

Figure 7 | Surface Characteristics of Electrospun p-Sulphonated Calix[4]Arene Functionalized Cellulose Acetate Nanofiber and Its Behaviour towards Methylene Blue Adsorption 