The effect of sonic vibration on electrospun fiber mats

Abstract

Electrospun nanofibers have shown great potential in wide applications such as energy, filtration, medical devices, and sensors. For all these applications, fiber morphology, fiber diameter and pore size of electrospun fiber mat play critical roles in determining the performance of the final products. Research has proved that sonic vibration can dramatically improve the electrospinnability of polymer solutions and subsequently the resultant fiber properties. In this work, the effects of sonic vibration on fiber morphology as well as fiber diameter and the pore structures of electrospun polyacrylonitrile fiber mat were investigated. The relationships between sonic vibration and fiber diameter, and pore size of the electrospun fiber mats were also studied.