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The effect of temperature and humidity on electrospinning

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Electrospinning is a process that generates nanofibres. Temperature and humidity affect this process. In this article the influence of humidity and temperature on the formation and the properties of nanofibres are studied using cellulose acetate (CA) and poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) as target materials. The experiments indicate that two major parameters are dependent of temperature and have their influence on the average fibre diameter. A first parameter is the solvent evaporation rate that increases with increasing temperature. The second parameter is the viscosity of the polymer solution that decreases with increasing temperature. The trend in variation of the average nanofibre diameter as a function of humidity is different for CA and PVP, which can be explained by variations in chemical and molecular interaction and its influence on the solvent evaporation rate. As the humidity increases, the average fibre diameter of the CA nanofibres increases, whilst for PVP the average diameter decreases. The average diameter of nanofibres made by electrospinning change significantly through variation of temperature and humidity.

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  1. Department of Textiles, Ghent University, Technologiepark 907, 9052, Ghent, Belgium

    S. De Vrieze, T. Van Camp, P. Westbroek & K. De Clerck

  2. Swerea IVF, 104, SE-43122, Molndal, Sweden

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De Vrieze, S., Van Camp, T., Nelvig, A. et al. The effect of temperature and humidity on electrospinning. J Mater Sci 44, 1357–1362 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-008-3010-6

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