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Figure 3. Schematic procedure during vapor post-treatment. In the first step, the chamber is filled with ethanol, and the sample is steamed at 60 C for 90 min. In order to soften the nonwoven meshes for subsequent handling, ethanol is removed and the fibers are steamed with water vapor for 90 min at 60 C. Click here to view larger figure.
Figure 4. Photograph of a cardboard frame with attached silk nonwoven meshes to be used for post-treatment.
Figure 5. Electrospun and subsequently post-treated nonwoven in dry state (A) and under water (B).