Structural and Morphological Characterization of Micro and Nanofibers Produced by Electrospinning and Solution Blow Spinning: A Comparative Study

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</svg></span></td><td align="center">35</td><td align="center">5.4</td><td align="center">1.4</td><td align="center">0.96</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PLA<sub>ES</sub></td><td align="center">82</td><td align="center">5.3</td><td align="center">1.7</td><td align="center">0.97</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PLA<sub>SBS</sub></td><td align="center">71</td><td align="center">5.4</td><td align="center">1.4</td><td align="center">0.91</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PEO<sub>C</sub></td><td align="center">74</td><td align="center">5.3</td><td align="center">1.9</td><td align="center">0.98</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PEO<sub>ES</sub></td><td align="center">57</td><td align="center">5.3</td><td align="center">2.0</td><td align="center">0.97</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PEO<sub>SBS</sub></td><td align="center">93</td><td align="center">4.6</td><td align="center">4.1</td><td align="center">0.97</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PCL<sub>C</sub></td><td align="center">56</td><td align="center">5.3</td><td align="center">2.0</td><td align="center">0.99</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PCL<sub>ES</sub></td><td align="center">75</td><td align="center">5.3</td><td align="center">1.7</td><td align="center">0.98</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PCL<sub>SBS</sub></td><td align="center">81</td><td align="center">4.6</td><td align="center">3.9</td><td align="center">0.98</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><svg height="14" id="M28" style="vertical-align:-0.20473pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 19.0375 14" width="19.0375" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>: cast; ES: electrospinning; SBS: solution blow spinning.<br/></td></tr></table>

Crystalline structure parameters for PLA, PEO, and PCL.

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Table 5: Structural and Morphological Characterization of Micro and Nanofibers Produced by Electrospinning and Solution Blow Spinning: A Comparative Study 

Table 5 | Structural and Morphological Characterization of Micro and Nanofibers Produced by Electrospinning and Solution Blow Spinning: A Comparative Study 