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Needleless Electrospinning of nanofibers with a conical wire coil
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posted on 2009-08-01, 00:00 authored by Xin Wang, Haitao Niu, Tong Lin, Xungai WangIn this article, we have demonstrated a novel needleless electrospinning of PVA nanofibers by using a conical metal wire-coil as spinneret. Multiple polymer jets were observed to generate on the coil surface. Up to 70 kV electric voltage can be applied to this needleless electrospinning nozzle without causing corona discharge. Compared with conventional needle electrospinning, this needleless electrospinning system produced finer nanofibers on a much larger scale, and the fiber processing ability showed a much greater dependence on the applied voltage. Finite element calculation indicates that the electric field intensity profiles for the two systems are also quite different. This novel concept of using wire coil as the electrospinning nozzle will contribute to the further development of new large-scale needleless electrospinning system for nanofiber production.
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Polymer engineering and scienceVolume
49Issue
8Pagination
1582 - 1586Publisher
Society of Plastics EngineersLocation
Stamford, Conn.Publisher DOI
ISSN
0032-3888eISSN
1548-2634Language
engNotes
Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright ownerPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2009, Society of Plastics EngineersUsage metrics
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