Fabrication of polycaprolactone/polyethylene oxide nanofibers through electrospinning

Authors

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