Using Dimensionless Numbers to Predict Centrifugal Jet-Spun Nanofiber Morphology

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(a) Small-scale CJS prototype used for fabricating nanofibers with the nanofibers being wound onto the reservoir eliminating the use of a collector. (b) The reservoir employed in the small-scale CJS with one of its orifice shown. (c) Representative image of a nanofiber mesh fabricated using the CJS prototype. (d) A top-down schematic of the reservoir depicting the mechanism of fiber formation. (e) Cross-sectional view illustrating the dimensions of the reservoir. (f) Scaled-up CJS system constructed for validation using a (g) larger reservoir. Similar to the CJS prototype, the fibers were wrapped around the scaled-up CJS reservoir.

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