An Investigation Effects of Electrospinning Parameters: Process Optimization by Application of Response Surface Methodology

Abstract:

Effects of material and process parameters on the electrospun polyacrylonitrile fibers were experimentally investigated. Response surface methodology (RSM) was utilized to design the experiments at the setting of solution concentration, voltage and the collector distance. It also imparted the evaluation of the significance of each parameter on pore size, contact angle, modulus young and clean water permeability. Effect of applied voltage in micron-scale fiber diameter was observed to be almost negligible when solution concentration and collector distance were high. However, all three factors were found statistically significant in the production of nano-scale fibers. The response surface predictions revealed the parameter interactions for the resultant fiber diameter, and showed that there is negative correlation between the mean diameter and coefficient of variation for the fiber diameters were in agreement with the experimental results. Response surfaces were constructed to identify the processing window suitable for producing nanoscale fibers. A sub-domain of the parameter space consisting of the solution concentration, applied voltage and collector distance, was suggested for the potential nano scale fiber production.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 660)
• Pages: 140-144
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.660.140
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: A. Mataram*, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, A.S. Mohruni, T. Matsura
• Keywords: Concentration, Electrospun, Nanofiber, RCM

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