Event Title
Designing a Functional Electrospinning Machine
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Soren Maloney
Document Type
Poster Presentation
Date of Publication
2021
Abstract
Electrospinning is a technique for making nanofibers that involves charging and ejecting a polymer solution through a spinneret under a high-voltage electric field, then solidifying the solution to form a filament. The group plans to design and manufacture an electrospinning device controlled through LABVIEW software to electronically vary the flow rate of polymer, voltage from 0-20 kV, and distance between the needle and collector. The methodology includes concept selection process, detailed 3D CAD designing, design verification through hand calculations, manufacturing, testing and LABVIEW programming for electronic interaction between prototype and computer. With a budget of $1,500 given by the UT Tyler mechanical engineering department, the electrospinning device will be used by the university for education and research purposes. The group expects to have a functional machine that varies morphologies of nanofibers by applying a lifting mechanism that changes the orientation for nanofiber production from horizontal to vertical.
Keywords
Electrospinning, Machines, Nanofibers
Persistent Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/3027
Huggins_Poster
Designing a Functional Electrospinning Machine
Electrospinning is a technique for making nanofibers that involves charging and ejecting a polymer solution through a spinneret under a high-voltage electric field, then solidifying the solution to form a filament. The group plans to design and manufacture an electrospinning device controlled through LABVIEW software to electronically vary the flow rate of polymer, voltage from 0-20 kV, and distance between the needle and collector. The methodology includes concept selection process, detailed 3D CAD designing, design verification through hand calculations, manufacturing, testing and LABVIEW programming for electronic interaction between prototype and computer. With a budget of $1,500 given by the UT Tyler mechanical engineering department, the electrospinning device will be used by the university for education and research purposes. The group expects to have a functional machine that varies morphologies of nanofibers by applying a lifting mechanism that changes the orientation for nanofiber production from horizontal to vertical.
Comments
Fred Hernandez commented "Awesome, great job!"; "Wow!"; Richard Lee Saenz commented "Awesome job guys! Good Luck!"; Mark commented "Awesome explanation on how electrospinning works."; Robbi Strieder commented "Good presentation!"