Technical University of Liberec Faculty of Textiles Department of Nonwoven Textiles Czech Republic

NEEDLELESS ELECTROSPINNING USING LINEAR AND CIRCULAR CLEFTS

Aina Garg, Jasleen Bhasin, Kshitij Sachar, Petr Mike, Kateina Vodselkov, Ji Chvojka and David Luk,

Overwiev
Needle and needleless electrospinning Needleless Electrospinning Technology Intra-jet distance and relaxation time Experimental Relaxation time field strength relationshps Conclusion

Allegory of Age Governed by Prudence (c. 15651570) is thought to depict Titian TITIAN. (Tiziano Vecelli) 1485-1586

Electrospinning

Needle electrospinning

Needleless electrospinning

Needleless Electrospinning Technology

March 17, 2005 WO2005/024101

Inta/jet distances and time delay

Physics

General relationships for E > Ec

=
2 2E0 +

12

2 2 2E0 12g

2 a Eo = 2

Electrospinning number

+ 3/ 4
2

K = ak =

Dimensionless wave number

Dimensionless wave length Dimensionless relaxation time

T=

a/g

3 2 K ( K 1)
Relaxation time
Prague 2007

Needleless Electrospinning

= 1 / Im( )

Physical rules

+ 2 3/ 4

Universal curve showing dependency of the dimensionless wavelength, , on the electrospinning number, :
Needleless Electrospinning Prague 2007 8

1 = Im( ) T

(x, t ) = Ae
Growing amplitude Growing parameter

Im( )t

exp[i(kx t )]
2 < 0

is imaginary

E > Ec

Relaxation time

T=

a/g

3 2 K ( K 1)

Universal curve showing dependency of dimensionless relaxation time, T, on the electrospinning number, .
Needleless Electrospinning Prague 2007 10

Experimental

Hi-voltage divider

Switcher Electrospinner oscilloscope

Experimental

Canal 1

T
Canal 2

Switcher

Experimental
I

Voltage time
Canal 1

Run-up voltage-time dependences: MATSUSADA 70 ms GLASSMANN 200 ms SPELLMANN t 700 ms

Canal 2

cca cca cca

I-t record of Taylor cone first appearance:

600 ns

Relationships

t[s], T

Time Field Strength T

t[s] Time delay

T Dimensionless relaxation time

Relationships

Time delay dimensionless relaxation time

[s ]
0,0425 0,0216 0,0148 0,0112 0,0089 0,0073

Conclusion:

New analytical tool for electrospinning investigation