Designing a simple electrospinning device to produce nanofibers from polymeric and organic sources
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Electrospinning is one of the important technologies that has contributed a lot to the development of science. Electrospinning usually requires an electrical voltage generator with a value of 10–60 kilovolts, and this voltage requires expensive and energy-consuming electrical devices. The raw materials of nanofibers usually use various polymeric materials, but mixing polymeric materials and finding a stable mixture with the desired properties is difficult and requires many experiments and studies. In this research, a safe electrospinning system with capabilities similar to those of a standard electrospinning device applying a mixture of PVP and honey that can be further tested in wound healing was being constructed. Several mixtures were tested to see which one is more approachable and materials to construct the electrospinning device included lithium battery and medical syringe and an energy booster with an aluminum foil and a rubber band to create a steady flowrate of the polymer. The method described achieved a successful formation of nanofibers by electrospinning using honey and PVP 1:1 and PVP 40%, and the designed device is portable and can be installed in any part of the laboratory, whether large or small making nanofibers production more democratized to low-income countries and labs with minimal budgets.
Institution: University of Aleppo
Language: English
Subfield: Biomaterials
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4406665865