DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECH.

&BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

SAFETY

RULES

MACHINE NAME.ELECTROSPINING M/C(NANOSPIDER) DEPT.SL.NO: MODEL NO.NS-LAB 200 MAKER.ELMARCO (USA) PURPOSE OF THE MACHINE.USED FOR PRODUSING NANO FIBERS FROM DIFFERENT POLYMERS
1 . WHEN OPERATING THE MACHINE, WEAR ELECTROSTATIC-PROOF CLOTHES. 2. WHEN THE OPERATION IS FINISHED ,WAIT FOR 30 SECOND AND TOUCH EVERY PART WITH DISCHARGE ROD AND THEN OPEN THE SPINING AREA WITH TOUCHING WITH DISCHARGE ROD . 3 .BEFORE CLEANING AND SERVICING THE MACHINE ,SWITCH IT OFF ANDDISCOOECT IT FROM THE POWER SUPPLY.(ENSURE THAT RESIDUAL VOLTAGE IS DISCHARGED) 4. CLEAN ONLY WITH A SOFT CLOTH MOISTENED IN WATER OR SUITABLE SOLVENT.

5. KEEP THE DISCHARGE ROD CLEAN. 6. IF THE OPERATOR NOTICE A DEFECT OR DAMAGE WHICH MAY ENDANGER THE WORK SAFTY OR MACHINE OPERATION AND CANT BE REPAIRED,THEY MUST NOT START THE MACHINE AND REPORT THE DEFAULT TO AN AUTHORIZED PERSON. 7. WORKING TEMPERATURE: 20 - 30 0C WORKING HUMIDITY: 20 - 40% RH (INFLUENCE ON THROUGHPUT)

8. POLYMER FILLING STANDARD BATCH VOLUME: 200 ML ,LOW BATCH VOLUME: 20 ML ,PIKE ELECTRODE VOLUME: 0,1 ML 9. CLEANING OF ELECTRODES, TUBS AND SPINNING CHAMBER AFTER EACH BATCH IS REQUIRED 10. POLYMERS COMMONLY USED POLYMERS ON THE NS LAB 200 AND NS LAB 500 PA 6,PVA,PAN,PES,PVDF,PUR,PAI,PAA,PCL,PLA,PSU,PS,ACETYLCELLULOSE,COLLAGEN,GE CHITOSAN . 11. EXHAUST VENTILATIONSHOULD BE130 M3/HOUR . 12.LOWER DISTANCES SHOULD BE IN THE RANGE OF 10 AND 15 CM ARE RECOMMENDED FOR WATER SOLUBLE POLYMERS (SUCH AS PVA).AND THE DISTANCES BETWEEN 15 AND 20 CM ARE USED FOR POLYMERS DISSOLVED IN ORGANIC SOLVENTS.( USE OF VERY HIGH DISTANCES ABOVE 20 CM SHOULD BE AVOIDED) 13.ELECTRICAL FIELD INTENSITY HIGHER THEN 0.62 KV/MM SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A REQUIRED NANOFIBER LAYER WITHOUT ANY OPERATION PROBLEMS, SUCH AS SPARKING DISCHARGES OR ARCHING .

STRICTLY FOLLOW THE SAFETY RULES

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