Fiber orientation on 3D structured collectors for electrospinning
Electrospinning, a standard technique for producing nonwoven fabrics, is widely used in the biomedical field. Due to local electric fields, fiber deposition is influenced by 3D surface structure of metallic collectors. For complex shaped structures, predicting the deposition and orientation of the f...
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| author | Götz Andreas Grabow Niels Illner Sabine |
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| description | Electrospinning, a standard technique for producing nonwoven fabrics, is widely used in the biomedical field. Due to local electric fields, fiber deposition is influenced by 3D surface structure of metallic collectors. For complex shaped structures, predicting the deposition and orientation of the fibers remains challenging. Investigations on well-defined structures permit a more detailed insight. In this study, metal blocks with round, slit and square holes of various sizes and depths were fabricated and covered with a thin layer of polymer fibers. The fiber arrangement of the layer was investigated by different microscopic methods. Analysis of the results showed less deposition on round holes and well-bridged aligned fibers on gaps which were less than four times wide as deep. Experimental results confirmed the theoretical predictions. Considering these findings, further work can be addressed to specific collector design to attain targeted fiber deposition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d512bec38bc54f6c8f51be6998eb69422023-03-06T10:24:52ZengDe GruyterCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering2364-55042022-09-018236436710.1515/cdbme-2022-1093Fiber orientation on 3D structured collectors for electrospinningGötz Andreas0Grabow Niels1Illner Sabine2Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Rostock, Friedrich- Barnewitz-Str. 4, 18119Rostock, GermanyInstitute for Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Rostock,Rostock, GermanyInstitute for Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Rostock,Rostock, GermanyElectrospinning, a standard technique for producing nonwoven fabrics, is widely used in the biomedical field. Due to local electric fields, fiber deposition is influenced by 3D surface structure of metallic collectors. For complex shaped structures, predicting the deposition and orientation of the fibers remains challenging. Investigations on well-defined structures permit a more detailed insight. In this study, metal blocks with round, slit and square holes of various sizes and depths were fabricated and covered with a thin layer of polymer fibers. The fiber arrangement of the layer was investigated by different microscopic methods. Analysis of the results showed less deposition on round holes and well-bridged aligned fibers on gaps which were less than four times wide as deep. Experimental results confirmed the theoretical predictions. Considering these findings, further work can be addressed to specific collector design to attain targeted fiber deposition.https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2022-1093fiber alignmentelectric fieldbridginghole shapegap |
| spellingShingle | Götz Andreas Grabow Niels Illner Sabine Fiber orientation on 3D structured collectors for electrospinning Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering fiber alignment electric field bridging hole shape gap |
| title | Fiber orientation on 3D structured collectors for electrospinning |
| title_full | Fiber orientation on 3D structured collectors for electrospinning |
| title_fullStr | Fiber orientation on 3D structured collectors for electrospinning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fiber orientation on 3D structured collectors for electrospinning |
| title_short | Fiber orientation on 3D structured collectors for electrospinning |
| title_sort | fiber orientation on 3d structured collectors for electrospinning |
| topic | fiber alignment electric field bridging hole shape gap |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2022-1093 |
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