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Needleless electrospinning of uniform nanofibers using spiral coil spinnerets

Wang, Xin, Niu, Haitao, Wang, Xungai and Lin, Tong 2012, Needleless electrospinning of uniform nanofibers using spiral coil spinnerets, Journal of nanomaterials, vol. 2012, Article ID 785920, pp. 1-9.

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Title Needleless electrospinning of uniform nanofibers using spiral coil spinnerets
Author(s) Wang, Xin
Niu, Haitao
Wang, Xungai
Lin, Tong
Journal name Journal of nanomaterials
Volume number 2012
Season Article ID 785920
Start page 1
End page 9
Total pages 9
Publisher Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Place of publication United States
Publication date 2012
ISSN 1687-4110
Summary Polyvinyl alcohol nanofibers were prepared by a needleless electrospinning technique using a rotating spiral wire coil as spinneret. The influences of coil dimension (e.g., coil length, coil diameter, spiral distance, and wire diameter) and operating parameters (e.g., applied voltage and spinning distance) on electrospinning process, nanofiber diameter, and fiber productivity were examined. It was found that the coil dimension had a considerable influence on the nanofiber production rate, but minor effect on the fiber diameter. The fiber production rate increased with the increased coil length or coil diameter, or the reduced spiral distance or wire diameter. Higher applied voltage or shorter collecting distance also improved the fiber production rate but had little influence on the fiber diameter. Compared with the conventional needle electrospinning, the coil electrospinning produced finer fibers with a narrower diameter distribution. A finite element method was used to analyze the electric field on the coil surface and in electrospinning zone. It was revealed that the high electric field intensity was concentrated on the coil surface, and the intensity was highly dependent on the coil dimension, which can be used to explain the electrospinning performances of coils. In addition, PAN nanofibers were prepared using the same needleless electrospinning technique to verify the improvement in productivity.
Language eng
Field of Research 109999 Technology not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 860406 Synthetic Fibres, Yarns and Fabrics
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2012, The Authors
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30047605

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