Fabrication of polycaprolactone/polyethylene oxide nanofibers through electrospinning

Authors

Juzzel Ian B. Zerrudo ⋅ PH Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Emmanuel A. Florido ⋅ PH Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Maricon R. Amada ⋅ PH Philippine High School for the Arts, National Arts Center
Blessie A. Basilia ⋅ PH Industrial Technology Development Institute, Department of Science and Technology

Abstract

Polycaprolactone (PCL)/Polyethylene Oxide (PEO) blend nanofibers with diameters between 100 to 500 nm were successfully fabricated via the process of electrospinning. Three blends of PCL/PEO with by mass ratio of 75:25, 50:50 and 75:25, where the numbers represent the percent concentration of PCL and PEO in the blend respectively, were used in the experiment. The 75:25 blend has a mean diameter of 442 nm, 320 nm for the 50:50 blend and for 261 nm for 25:75 blend. Scanning electron micrographs revealed that increasing the percent concentration of PEO in the PCL/PEO solution decreases the mean fiber diameter of electrospun nanofibers. The experiment also revealed that the electrospinning set-up built in our laboratory is capable of fabricating polymer nanofibers.

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Issue

2008: Proceedings of the 26th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2008-5A-05

Section

Materials Physics

Published

2008-10-22

How to Cite

[1]

JIB Zerrudo, EA Florido, MR Amada, and BA Basilia, Fabrication of polycaprolactone/polyethylene oxide nanofibers through electrospinning, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 26, SPP-2008-5A-05 (2008). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2008-5A-05.