DOI
10.1063/1.5027812
Abstract
Studies on the alignment, physical and mechanical properties of individual electrospun fibers provide insight to their formation, production and optimization. Here we measure the alignment, diameter and modulus of individual fibers formed using the electrostatic gap method. We find electrostatic alignment produces fibers with a smaller diameter than their nonaligned counterparts have. Therefore, due to the dependence of fiber modulus on diameter aligned fibers have a higher modulus. Furthermore, we show that aligned and nonaligned fibers of the similar diameter have different moduli. Aligned fibers have a modulus 1.5 to 2 times larger than nonaligned fibers of the similar diameter.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2018
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2018 American Institute of Physics. This article first appeared in AIP Advances 8, no. 9 (June 2018): 065023:1-10. doi:10.1063/1.5027812.
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Recommended Citation
Fryer, Christopher, Meghan Scharnagl, and Christine Helms. “Electrostatic Alignment of Electrospun PEO Fibers by the Gap Method Increases Individual Fiber Modulus in Comparison to Non-Aligned Fibers of Similar Diameter.” AIP Advances 8, no. 6 (June 2018): 065023. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5027812.