Investigating the influence of temperature on electrospinning of polycaprolactone solutions

Abstract: The present work shows the effect of temperature on successfully obtained uniform electrospun poly-(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) fibers, with specific attention to the molecular orientation and diameter of nanofibers. Experiments were performed at temperatures (T) of 25°, 35°, and 45°C, and at PCL concentrations (w) of 12, 16, and 20 wt.%. Scanning electron microscopy provided the morphology of electrospun fibers and quantified their diameters. Elevated temperature for all PCL concentrations yielded a viscosity that allows for easier stretching of the jet to obtain a smaller diameter for fibers. A minimum size of the fiber diameter (close to 100 nm) was achieved for the set point T=45°C and w=12 and 16 wt.%. Due to the easy stretching of the jet by controlling the elastic property of the solution, a dichroic ratio of 1.62 was accessible for the set point T=35°C and w=12 wt.% from polarized Fourier transform infrared spectra as a factor for the orientation of PCL chains.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Investigating the influence of temperature on electrospinning of polycaprolactone solutions ; volume:14 ; number:5 ; year:2014 ; pages:323-333 ; extent:11 ; e-Polymers ; 14, Heft 5 (2014), 323-333 (gesamt 11)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Ramazani, Soghra ; Karimi, Mohammad

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/epoly-2014-0110
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2412151516003.578050618735
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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