THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Guojie XuORCID

,

Zhengyi Xin

,

Yang LiORCID

,

Meixi Chen

,

Jianting Li

,

Yixiang Zhao

,

Yaju Lin

,

Xindu ChenORCID

,

Ziming ZhuORCID

,

Rouxi ChenORCID

,

Jiarong ZhangORCID

,

Zhifeng WangORCID

,

Han WangORCID

,

Hongxin LinORCID

ACCURATE FABRICATION OF ALIGNED NANOFIBERS VIA A DOUBLE-NOZZLE NEAR-FIELD ELECTROSPINNING

ABSTRACT
The near-field electrospinning is considered as one of the most effective techniques to direct-write aligned fibers which can be applied to various high-tech areas, including energy harvester, tissue engineering, and wearable sensors. For large area aligned pattern printing, the multi-nozzle electrohydrodynamic print-ing is an efficient method to enhance productivity. As a branch of electrohydro-dynamic printing technology, the near-field electrospinning is a crucial concern to make an investigation for the formation of aligned nanofibers. Here we fabricated various nanostructures from beaded fibers to aligned fibers and crimped fibers by the double-nozzle near-field electrospinning process. We found three key parameters affecting the process, including the collector speed, the applied voltage, and the electrode-to-collector distance, and the collector speed is the key factor affecting the crimped frequency. This paper provides a reliable experi-mental basis and theoretical guidance for the multi-nozzle near-field electrospin-ning to accurately direct-write microfibers and nanofibers.
KEYWORDS
near-field electrospinning, double-nozzle, aligned nanofibers, process, crimped fibers
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2018-01-09
PAPER REVISED: 2018-07-03
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2018-07-05
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2019-09-14
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI1904143X
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2019, VOLUME 23, ISSUE No. 4, PAGES [2143 - 2150]
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Accurate fabrication of aligned nanofibers via a double-nozzle near-field electrospinning

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