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MDPI, Polymers, 12(11), p. 2052, 2019

DOI: 10.3390/polym11122052

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Multiple-Jet Needleless Electrospinning Approach via a Linear Flume Spinneret

Journal article published in 2019 by Liang Wei ORCID, Chengkun Liu, Xue Mao, Jie Dong, Wei Fan, Chao Zhi, Xiaohong Qin, Runjun Sun
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

There is a great limitation to improving the quality and productivity of nanofibers through the conventional single-needle method. Using needleless electrospinning technology to generate multiple jets and enhance the productivity of nanofibers has attracted lots of interest for many years. This study develops a novel linear flume spinneret to fabricate nanofibers. Multiple jets with two rows can be formed simultaneously on the surface of the spinneret. The solution concentration has a significant impact on the average nanofiber diameter compared with applied voltage and collection distance. The effects of different spinning process parameters on the productivity of nanofibers are investigated. High-quality nanofibers with small nanofiber diameter and error can be fabricated successfully. The average nanofiber diameter is 108 ± 26 nm. The average error is 24%. The productivity of nanofibers can reach 4.85 ± 0.36 g/h, which is about 24 times more than that of the single-needle method. This novel linear flume spinneret needleless electrospinning technology exhibits huge potential for mass production of nanofibers in the field of industrialization.