Ejection and Motion Behaviors Simulation for Multi-Jet Electrospinning

Abstract:

Multi-jet ejection is the key factor to promote the industrial application of electrospinning technology. Simulation model based on Maxwell theory was built up to investigate the ejection and motion behaviors of multi charged jets. The charge Coulomb repulsive force among adjacent jet was introduced into the simulation model, which enhanced the instability motion and promoted the stretching process of charged jets. The stretching ratio of charged jet increased with the increasing of injection distance, applied voltage, distance between spinneret and collector. But stretching ratio of charged jet decreased with the increasing of distance between charged jets. Stretching ratio in multi-jet electrospinning was larger than that in single-jet electrospinning. The maximal stretching ratio of charged jet was larger than 9000 in the nine jets electrospinning mode. This work provided a good method to investigate the controlling technology of multi-jet electrospinning.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 645-646)
• Pages: 281-286
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.645-646.281
• Online since: May 2015
• Authors: Wen Wang Li, Zhi Wei Luo, Xiang Wang, Jian Yi Zheng, Gao Feng Zheng*, Dao Heng Sun
• Keywords: Charged Jet, Electrospinning, Motion Simulation, Multi-Jet, Ultrafine Nanofiber

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