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ERIC Number: EJ1314333
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-9120
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A Simple Electrospinning Setup with the Arduino Board Using Cigarette Filter Tip and Liquid Glue as the Source for Fabricating Fibres
Physics Education, v56 n5 Article 055013 Sep 2021
This article describes a simple setup of electrospinning using widely available resources. The Arduino board, an electronic platform that is commonly accessible was adapted for a controller. Specifically, recycled parts consisting of plastic gears and a lipstick case were incorporated for the construction of a syringe pump. A cheap DC-DC converter was utilized to provide a high voltage supply for stretching of a polymer solution. In order to test the performance of the setup, we obtained the electrospinning fibres with cigarette filter tips dissolved in acetone and liquid glue. The analysis results indicated the average diameter of fibres ~3.7 ± 0.5 [mu]m and ~2.8 ± 0.3 [mu]m, respectively. The whole process of controlling can be automatically conducted by a simple application written in DELPHI 7.0 language. It could serve as a form of research project to improve students' lab experience.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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