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A simple and high production rate manufacturing method for submicron polymer fibres
Author(s) -
Huttunen Mikko,
Kellomäki Minna
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.835
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-7005
pISSN - 1932-6254
DOI - 10.1002/term.421
Subject(s) - thermoplastic polymer , materials science , polymer , spinning , nanoscopic scale , thermoplastic , polygon mesh , composite material , nanotechnology , computer science , computer graphics (images)
The manufacturing technique for cotton‐candy floss, heat‐aided rotary jet‐spinning, was used to produce submicron‐scale fibrous meshes by using bioabsorbable thermoplastic polymers. The method was feasible for 100 wt% polymer concentrations functioning completely without solvents. It was possible to produce submicron diameter fibres using a simple device, which indicates that this manufacturing method is a very promising technique for obtaining high‐throughput rates for submicron, and possibly nano‐scale, fibrous meshes. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.