Development of electrospinning machine for the production of homogeneous and functionally graded multilayer polymeric nanofibers

Electrospinning technology has been widely used in producing porous scaffolds consisting of nano- to microfibers. These porous electrospun scaffolds are useful in various applications including medical and filtration applications. The microstructure architecture such as pore size and fiber diam...

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Main Author:	Lim, Shing Chee
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English English
Published:	2022
Subjects:	T Technology (General)
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spelling	my-uthm-ep.82732023-02-07T03:43:00Z Development of electrospinning machine for the production of homogeneous and functionally graded multilayer polymeric nanofibers 2022-08 Lim, Shing Chee T Technology (General) Electrospinning technology has been widely used in producing porous scaffolds consisting of nano- to microfibers. These porous electrospun scaffolds are useful in various applications including medical and filtration applications. The microstructure architecture such as pore size and fiber diameter is able to affect their function and efficiency. In medical applications, the control of pore sizes affects the environment to promote cellular activities. For filtration applications, the pore size can control filtration efficiency. The control of microstructure architecture, however, is a difficult task due to the microstructure of the electrospun being highly sensitive to the electrospinning parameters. One way to manipulate the microstructure architecture is by governing the process parameter and the knowledge in developing electrospinning machines brings the potential to develop novel electrospun scaffolds. This thesis focuses on the design and fabrication of the electrospinning machine. The machine was used to produce gelatin nanofibers with tailored microstructures and functionally graded multilayers. First, an electrospinning machine consists a high voltage supply, a syringe pump and a collector was built to produce homogeneous electrospun scaffolds. Gelatin and Polycaprolactone were spun into porous fibrous networks. The relationship between process parameters and microstructures was studied. These process parameters and microstructure dataset were used to produce the functionally graded multilayer electrospun gelatin scaffolds. A controllable moving stage was developed to precisely control the tip-collector distance and microstructure gradient over scaffold thickness. Microstructure images of functionally graded multilayers electrospun scaffold show the gradual changes of fiber diameters in nano-sized over the scaffold thickness. This study proposes a novel technique for designing the graded electrospun scaffolds which more closely mimic the native tissues. 2022-08 Thesis http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8273/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8273/1/24p%20LIM%20SHING%20CHEE.pdf text en public http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8273/2/LIM%20SHING%20CHEE%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf text en staffonly http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8273/3/LIM%20SHING%20CHEE%20WATERMARK.pdf text en validuser mphil masters Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal dan Pembuatan
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spellingShingle	T Technology (General) Lim, Shing Chee Development of electrospinning machine for the production of homogeneous and functionally graded multilayer polymeric nanofibers
description	Electrospinning technology has been widely used in producing porous scaffolds consisting of nano- to microfibers. These porous electrospun scaffolds are useful in various applications including medical and filtration applications. The microstructure architecture such as pore size and fiber diameter is able to affect their function and efficiency. In medical applications, the control of pore sizes affects the environment to promote cellular activities. For filtration applications, the pore size can control filtration efficiency. The control of microstructure architecture, however, is a difficult task due to the microstructure of the electrospun being highly sensitive to the electrospinning parameters. One way to manipulate the microstructure architecture is by governing the process parameter and the knowledge in developing electrospinning machines brings the potential to develop novel electrospun scaffolds. This thesis focuses on the design and fabrication of the electrospinning machine. The machine was used to produce gelatin nanofibers with tailored microstructures and functionally graded multilayers. First, an electrospinning machine consists a high voltage supply, a syringe pump and a collector was built to produce homogeneous electrospun scaffolds. Gelatin and Polycaprolactone were spun into porous fibrous networks. The relationship between process parameters and microstructures was studied. These process parameters and microstructure dataset were used to produce the functionally graded multilayer electrospun gelatin scaffolds. A controllable moving stage was developed to precisely control the tip-collector distance and microstructure gradient over scaffold thickness. Microstructure images of functionally graded multilayers electrospun scaffold show the gradual changes of fiber diameters in nano-sized over the scaffold thickness. This study proposes a novel technique for designing the graded electrospun scaffolds which more closely mimic the native tissues.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Lim, Shing Chee
author_facet	Lim, Shing Chee
author_sort	Lim, Shing Chee
title	Development of electrospinning machine for the production of homogeneous and functionally graded multilayer polymeric nanofibers
title_short	Development of electrospinning machine for the production of homogeneous and functionally graded multilayer polymeric nanofibers
title_full	Development of electrospinning machine for the production of homogeneous and functionally graded multilayer polymeric nanofibers
title_fullStr	Development of electrospinning machine for the production of homogeneous and functionally graded multilayer polymeric nanofibers
title_full_unstemmed	Development of electrospinning machine for the production of homogeneous and functionally graded multilayer polymeric nanofibers
title_sort	development of electrospinning machine for the production of homogeneous and functionally graded multilayer polymeric nanofibers
granting_institution	Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
granting_department	Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal dan Pembuatan
publishDate	2022
url	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8273/1/24p%20LIM%20SHING%20CHEE.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8273/2/LIM%20SHING%20CHEE%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8273/3/LIM%20SHING%20CHEE%20WATERMARK.pdf
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Development of electrospinning machine for the production of homogeneous and functionally graded multilayer polymeric nanofibers

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