Research Article

On the Nature of Electric Current in the Electrospinning Process

Table 9

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

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

No solution280000
80000
10000
2.5000

Low conducting
PU
0.04 mS/cm
2800.0190.0610.110
800.0140.0410.072
100.0090.0320.054
2.500.6482.035

High conducting
17.5% PU + 1.27% TEAB
1.6 mS/cm
2800.1500.2220.395
800.1060.1740.334
100.0700.1190.297
2.51.6132.3593.126