High Throughput Preparation of Aligned Nanofibers Using an Improved Bubble-Electrospinning

Polymers (Basel). 2017 Nov 29;9(12):658. doi: 10.3390/polym9120658.

Abstract

An improved bubble-electrospinning, consisting of a cone shaped air nozzle, a copper solution reservoir connected directly to the power generator, and a high speed rotating copper wire drum as a collector, was presented successfully to obtain high throughput preparation of aligned nanofibers. The influences of drum rotation speed on morphology and properties of obtained nanofibers were explored and researched. The results showed that the alignment degree, diameter distribution, and properties of nanofibers were improved with the increase of the drum rotation speed.

Keywords: aligned nanofibers; bubble-electrospinning; high throughput; properties.