Research Article

Effect of Sodium Carbonate Concentrations on the Formation and Mechanism of Regenerated Silk Fibroin Nanofibers by Electrospinning

Table 1

Size data of electrospun silk nanofibers from 8% SF/FA solutions prepared from different Na2CO3 conditions: (a) 5%, (b) 0.5%, (c) 0.05%, and (d) 0.005%.

SamplesAverage diameter (nm)Standard deviation (nm)

(a)518.8 (particles)320.5
(b)1222.4 (particles)781.7
(c)355.6 (fibers)81.0
(d)1341.2 (fibers)261.8