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Charge Transfer Mechanisms In Electrospinning, Jonathan J. Stanger
Charge Transfer Mechanisms In Electrospinning, Jonathan J. Stanger
Jonathan J Stanger
Electrospinning is a method of producing nano structured material from a polymer solution or melt using high strength electric fields. It is a process that has yet to find extensive industrial application yet shows promise if obstacles such as low rate of production overcome perhaps by more complete theoretical modelling. This work examines the effects of adding an ionic salt to a solution of poly(vinyl alcohol) in water. The direct effect was an increase the charge density and electric current. It was found that an increase in charge density decreases the mass deposition rate and forms a thinner initial jet. …
Effect Of Concentration On Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile (Pan) Nanofibers, Ji-Huan He, Yu-Qin Wan, Jian-Yong Yu
Effect Of Concentration On Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile (Pan) Nanofibers, Ji-Huan He, Yu-Qin Wan, Jian-Yong Yu
Ji-Huan He
Abstract: An allometrical scaling relationship between the diameter of electrospun nanofiber and solution concentration is established, the scaling exponent differs greatly between different polymers and the same polymer with different molecules or the same molecules with different properties. The diameter of electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers increases approximately linearly with solution concentration.