Optimizing the electrospinning parameters in polyvinyl chloride nanofiber fabrication using CCD
Research Journal of Textile and Apparel
ISSN: 1560-6074
Article publication date: 28 June 2022
Issue publication date: 18 January 2024
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this study is to optimize the electrospinning parameters used in the production process of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) nanofibers.
Design/methodology/approach
The response surface methodology (RSM) was used to determine the experimental design. The 30 nanofiber prototypes candidates were electrospun using a needle-based electrospinning machine. PVC polymer, N-dimethyl formamide and tetrahydrofuran solvents were used to prepare the electrospinning solution.
Findings
The electrospun nanofibers had a mean diameter of 386 ± 136.57 nm, in the range of 200−412 nm. The mean porosity was 31.60 ± 6.37% in the range of 15.33−41.53%. The webs made from electrospun nanofibers had a mean pressure loss of 194.23 ± 47.7 pa in the range of 124−300 pa. The highest statistically significant correlation was observed between solution concentration and nanofiber diameter (r = 0.756, p < 0.05).
Originality/value
The optimal electrospinning parameters were determined to be: a solution concentration of 11 weight percent, a voltage of 16.5 kV, a needle-collector distance of 13.5 cm and an electrospinning duration of 4 h.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: This study was part of a MS thesis and research project supported by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (Grant no. 19854).
Ethics approval: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from School of Public Health & Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR.SBMU.PHNS.REC.1398.049).
Competing interests: The authors have no competing interests to declare.
Acknowledgement: The author would like to acknowledge the Fanavaran Nano-Meghyas R&D Co. for its helpful assistance in the electrospinning process.
Citation
Jafari, M.J., Akhlaghi Pirposhteh, E., Farhangian, M., Khodakarim Ardakani, S., Tavakol, E., Dehghan, S.F. and Khalilinejad, A. (2024), "Optimizing the electrospinning parameters in polyvinyl chloride nanofiber fabrication using CCD", Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, Vol. 28 No. 1, pp. 84-99. https://doi.org/10.1108/RJTA-09-2021-0119
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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