Design Modifications in Electrospinning Setup for Advanced Applications
Figure 2
CuO fibers fabricated through electrospinning. (a) Composite fibers: the chemical reagents (copper acetate and water) were dissolved in 10 wt% aqueous poly(vinyl) alcohol solution. The polymer solution was employed to achieve appreciable viscosity required for the initiation of electrospinning. The electrospinning was performed at flow rate of 0.25 mL/h with the applied electric field strength of 1.33 kV/cm. (b) Annealed fibers: the composite fibers obtained were annealed at 500°C to remove polymer as water vapor and CO2 resulting in pure CuO fibers.
