Response Surface Methodology to Explore the Influence Mechanism of Fiber Diameter in a New Multi-Needle Electrospinning Spinneret
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design and Simulation of Spinneret
3. Experiment
3.1. Experimental Materials
3.2. Characterization
3.3. Experimental Design
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. RSM Testing
4.2. Response Surface Analysis
4.3. Optimization and Validation
4.4. Microscopic Morphology
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Design Variable | Denotations | Factor Level | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
−1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Voltage (Kv) | A | 55 | 60 | 65 |
Collection distance (cm) | B | 20 | 25 | 30 |
Concentration (wt%) | C | 11 | 13 | 15 |
Experimental Coding | Working Voltage A (Kv) | Collection Distance B (cm) | Solution Concentration C (wt%) | Nanofiber Average Diameter (μm) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 60 | 30 | 11 | 0.24 0.03 |
2 | 60 | 25 | 13 | 0.21 |
3 | 65 | 25 | 11 | 0.22 |
4 | 60 | 25 | 13 | 0.22 |
5 | 55 | 25 | 15 | 0.37 |
6 | 65 | 30 | 13 | 0.19 |
7 | 55 | 20 | 13 | 0.20 |
8 | 60 | 25 | 13 | 0.21 |
9 | 60 | 25 | 13 | 0.19 |
10 | 60 | 25 | 13 | 0.20 |
11 | 60 | 20 | 11 | 0.21 |
12 | 60 | 30 | 15 | 0.42 |
13 | 60 | 20 | 15 | 0.37 |
14 | 65 | 20 | 13 | 0.19 |
15 | 55 | 30 | 13 | 0.28 |
16 | 55 | 25 | 11 | 0.22 |
17 | 65 | 25 | 15 | 0.39 |
Source of Variance | Square Sum | Mean Square | F-Statistic | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model | 0.0864 | 0.0096 | 60.50 | <0.0001 | significant |
A | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.9117 | 0.3715 | not significant |
B | 0.0010 | 0.0010 | 6.31 | 0.0402 | significant |
C | 0.0512 | 0.0512 | 325.85 | <0.0001 | significant |
AB | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 2.87 | 0.1340 | not significant |
AC | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0132 | 0.9119 | not significant |
BC | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.3849 | 0.5546 | not significant |
A2 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.1757 | 0.6877 | not significant |
B2 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 1.27 | 0.2970 | not significant |
C2 | 0.0330 | 0.0330 | 204.40 | <0.0001 | significant |
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Jiang, J.; Chen, X.; Wang, H.; Ou, W.; He, J.; Liu, M.; Lu, Z.; Hu, J.; Zheng, G.; Wu, D. Response Surface Methodology to Explore the Influence Mechanism of Fiber Diameter in a New Multi-Needle Electrospinning Spinneret. Polymers 2024, 16, 2222. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16152222
Jiang J, Chen X, Wang H, Ou W, He J, Liu M, Lu Z, Hu J, Zheng G, Wu D. Response Surface Methodology to Explore the Influence Mechanism of Fiber Diameter in a New Multi-Needle Electrospinning Spinneret. Polymers. 2024; 16(15):2222. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16152222
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiang, Jianmin, Xiaojie Chen, Han Wang, Weicheng Ou, Jiayi He, Maolin Liu, Zehui Lu, Jingyi Hu, Gaofeng Zheng, and Dezhi Wu. 2024. "Response Surface Methodology to Explore the Influence Mechanism of Fiber Diameter in a New Multi-Needle Electrospinning Spinneret" Polymers 16, no. 15: 2222. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16152222