This study reports for the first time the preparation of an electrospun microfibrous mat of PIM-EA-TB. The electrospinning was carried out using a chloroform-Propyl-lactate (n-PL) binary solvent system with different chloroformPL ratios, in order to control the morphology of the microfibres. With pure chloroform, porous and dumbbell shape fibres were obtained whereas, with the addition on n-PL, circular and thinner fibres have been produced due to the higher boiling point and the higher conductivity of n-PL. The electrospinning process conditions were investigated to evaluate their impact on the fibres’ morphology. These microfibrous mats presented potential to be used as breathable/waterproof materials, with a pore diameter of 11 μm, an air resistance of 25.10−7 m−1 and water breakthrough pressure of 50 mBar.
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