Research Article

A Facile Approach for the Mass Production of Submicro/Micro Poly (Lactic Acid) Fibrous Mats and Their Cytotoxicity Test towards Neural Stem Cells

Table 2

Electrospinning conditions of PLA mats.

Sample: PLA- 1 gPolymer solutionProcess parametersCollectorAmbient conditions
SolventConcentration (w/v%)Age (day) Needle size (G) Tip-collector distance (cm) Voltage (kV) Flow rate (mL/h) DimensionSpeedRRH (%)Temp. (°C)
Length (cm) Radius (m) MDTD (m/min)
Linear velocity (m/s)Angular velocity (rpm)

A1TFA-DCM: (1 : 1)7.70221516–180.50.0752.253000.310–1522
A23.64801

B1TFA-DCM: (1 : 1)1001713.523–30102.253000.310–1522–26
B23.64801

MD: machine direction; TD: transverse direction.
w/v (%) = mass solute (g) ÷ volume solution (mL) × 100.
The general equation: (linear velocity) (m/s) = (radius) (m) RPM (rounds/min) 0.1 ( or angular velocity) or .