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Electrospinning

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Biomimic Fabrication Of Electrospun Nanofibers With High-Throughput, Ji-Huan He, Yong Liu, Lan Xu, Jian-Yong Yu, Gang Sun Jan 2008

Biomimic Fabrication Of Electrospun Nanofibers With High-Throughput, Ji-Huan He, Yong Liu, Lan Xu, Jian-Yong Yu, Gang Sun

Ji-Huan He

Spider-spun fiber is of extraordinary strength and toughness comparable to those of electrospun fiber, the later needs a very high voltage (from several thousands voltage to several ten thousands voltages) applied to water-soluble protein “soup” that was produced by a spider, furthermore, its mechanical strength dramatically decreases comparable to spider silk. A possible mechanism in spider-spinning process is given, the distinct character in spider-spinning is that its spinneret consists of millions of nano scale tubes, and a bubble can be produced at the apex of each nano-tube. The surface tension of each bubble is extremely small such that it can …


Electrospinning: The Big World Of Small Fibers, Ji-Huan He Jan 2007

Electrospinning: The Big World Of Small Fibers, Ji-Huan He

Ji-Huan He

Similar to the nuclear age, the so-called nanoage is coming, the growing gap between nano haves and nano have-nots, however, will remain, as has global competition, particularly from the electrospinning technology.