Research Article

On the Nature of Electric Current in the Electrospinning Process

Table 10

Current (μA) in the “point-plate” spinner.

SolutionsCollector diameter (mm)Current ( A)
Voltages (kV)
2527.530

No solution2805.407.338.86
805.197.158.61
102.032.543.46
2.58.6312.0216.30

Low conducting
17.5% PU
0.04 mS/cm
2807.0410.4015.52
804.946.948.05
102.713.484.71
2.55.536.9211.85

High conducting
17.5% PU + 1.27% TEAB
1.6 mS/cm
2807.7912.6316.59
805.536.979.08
103.254.148.77
2.58.7512.0615.34