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NANOSCALE
Volume 7, Issue 13, Pages 5603-5606Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5nr00387c
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51373082, 11404181]
- Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province, China [ts20120528]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province for Distinguished Young Scholars [JQ201103]
- National Key Basic Research Development Program of China (973 special preliminary study plan) [2012CB722705]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province [ZR2013EMQ003]
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A conventional electrospinning setup cannot work without a plug (electricity supply). In this article, we report a self-powered electrospinning setup based on a hand-operated Wimshurst generator. The new device has better applicability and portability than a typical conventional electrospinning setup because it is lightweight and can work without an external power supply. Experimental parameters of the apparatus such as the minimum number of handle turns to generate enough energy to spin, rotation speed of the handle and electrospinning distance were investigated. Different polymers such as polystyrene (PS), poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), polycaprolactone (PCL) and polylactic acid (PLA) were electrospun into ultrathin fibers successfully by this apparatus. The stability, reliability, and repeatability of the new apparatus demonstrate that it can be used as not only a demonstrator for an electrospinning process, but also a beneficial complement to conventional electrospinning especially where or when without a power supply, and may be used in wound healing and rapid hemostasis, etc.
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