Morphological structures of polycaprolactone nanofibers prepared by electrospinning

Authors

Blessie A. Basilia ⋅ PH Mapúa Institute of Technology, Manila
Adriel P. Robles ⋅ PH Mapúa Institute of Technology, Manila
Karlo A. Ledda ⋅ PH Mapúa Institute of Technology, Manila
Kevin B. Dagbay ⋅ PH Mapúa Institute of Technology, Manila
Eduardo R. Magdaluyo ⋅ PH Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

This study aims to determine the optimum operating parameters in electrospinning polycaprolactone to be used as a scaffold for tissue engineering applications. Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a widely used biocompatible and biodegradable polymer. The polycaprolactone was dissolved in dichloromethane and was electrospun using a 20kV power supply. The needle size used were 25G and 29G needles. For the feed-to-collector distance, the solution was tested at 10 cm, 18 cm, and 25 cm. The morphology of the nanofibers produced were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The trend of the nanofibers was evaluated with respect to fiber diameter, presence of beading and consistency of the fibers. Based from the results of the experiment, the effective parameters in producing polycaprolactone nanofiber of good morphological properties are high viscous solutions, 29G needle size and 18 cm tip-to-collector distance.

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Issue

2007: Proceedings of the 25th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2007-2A-03

Section

Condensed Matter Physics

Published

2007-10-24

How to Cite

[1]

BA Basilia, AP Robles, KA Ledda, KB Dagbay, and ER Magdaluyo, Morphological structures of polycaprolactone nanofibers prepared by electrospinning, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 25, SPP-2007-2A-03 (2007). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2007-2A-03.