About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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16th Symposium on Green and Sustainable Technologies for Materials Manufacturing and Processing
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Presentation Title |
High Throughput Desktop Electrospinning System |
Author(s) |
Tessa Siobhan Gilmore, Pelagia-Irene Gouma |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Tessa Siobhan Gilmore |
Abstract Scope |
Electrospinning is a process for synthesizing submicron diameter fibers of polymers and ceramics using an electrostatic field. The process is advantageous for fiber formation as it requires simple, inexpensive equipment and precursors, and is less energy intensive than other processes. One major drawback is the slow production rate; a conventional setup electrospinning 10 mL of precursor takes 4 – 8 hours. In recent years, multiple high throughput electrospinners (HTES) have been developed but often suffer other drawbacks such as open reservoirs of harmful solvents. The authors have developed a self-contained, desktop HTES that does not suffer from disadvantages in other geometries. The fabrication rate of this system was compared to a conventional setup and rotating collector geometry. The rate for the HTES was found to be 15 times greater than the conventional setup. This rate was also compared to literature setups and proved viable for high throughput, lab scale electrospinning. |