Electrospinning
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Electrospinning is an inexpensive method of fabricating polymer fibers in air and within seconds. The apparatus is simple to build and primarily consists of a high voltage power supply. We have used this technique in undergraduate research to fabricate nanofibers of several conducting and non-conducting polymer nanofibers. Our goal is to capture isolated nanofibers for use in devices and sensors.
The experiments performed combine polymer science, physics, chemistry and electronics, and give students direct experience in fabricating, testing, and analyzing nanoscale devices.
Recent research results and applications will be discussed.
Recent research results and applications will be discussed.