Electrospinning of polymer nanofibres from multiple jets on a porous tubular surface
- 2 February 2006
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nanotechnology
- Vol. 17 (4), 1123-1127
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/17/4/046
Abstract
A novel method for the electrospinning of multiple polymer jets into nanofibres is presented. In this work, 20 wt% nylon 6 solution was electrified and pushed by air pressure through the walls of a porous polyethylene tube. Multiple jets formed on the porous surface and electrospun into nanoscale fibres. The length weighted fibre diameters have a similar mean diameter to those from a single jet but broader in distribution. The mass production rate from the porous tube is 250 times greater than from a typical single jet.Keywords
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