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POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
Volume 55, Issue 11, Pages 2576-2582Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pen.24150
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- AUTO21 of the Ontario Centre of Excellence, Academic Research Program of the Royal Military College of Canada
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In this article, polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibres were processed by electrospinning using a 3:1 ratio of tetrahydrofuran to methanol as solvent. The solvent choice was motivated by the possibility of greener alternatives to the halogenated compounds most often used for electrospinning. The morphologies and fiber diameters resulting from the electrospinning of PCL solutions at room temperature under various conditions are presented in this article. The material morphology was characterized using scanning electron microscopy and a measuring software. The process was optimized for smaller fibers with a narrower fiber diameter distribution by studying parameters such as polymer concentration, applied voltage, the tip to collector distance (TCD), and the solution flow rate. A comparison analysis was used to separate the current resulting from whipping and that resulting from spraying at high voltage. The fiber diameters obtained under various processing conditions were effectively modeled using the terminal jet theory, referenced in several works. Process parameters were optimal for a 20% PCL concentration spun at a flow rate of 0.5mL/h, with a TCD of 15cm and an applied voltage of 8kV. Fibers spun under these conditions displayed diameters of 546 +/- 173nm. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 55:2576-2582, 2015. (c) 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers
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