Table 1. Compositions of gelatin solutions used for NFES patterning.
Notation | Gelatin, wt% | Water, wt% | Acetic acid, wt% | Ethyl acetate, wt% | A.A.∶E.A. | Morphology |
G8-A72(1.5) | 8 | 20 | 43.2 | 28.8 | 1.5 | none |
G10-A70(1.5) | 10 | 20 | 42 | 28 | 1.5 | beaded |
G10-A70(1) | 10 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 1 | none |
G10-A70(4) | 10 | 20 | 56 | 14 | 4 | beaded |
G11-A69(1.5) | 11 | 20 | 41.4 | 27.6 | 1.5 | beaded |
G11-A64(1.5) | 11 | 25 | 38.4 | 25.6 | 1.5 | beaded |
G11-A59(1.5) | 11 | 30 | 35.4 | 23.6 | 1.5 | straight |
G11-A54(1.5) | 11 | 35 | 32.4 | 21.6 | 1.5 | straight |
G11-A49(1.5) | 11 | 40 | 29.4 | 19.6 | 1.5 | curly |
G11-A69(2) | 11 | 40 | 46 | 23 | 2 | beaded |
G12-A68(1.5) | 12 | 20 | 40.8 | 27.2 | 1.5 | beaded&straight |
G15-A60(1.5) | 15 | 25 | 36 | 24 | 1.5 | straight |
The compositions of the gelatin solutions are detailed, with the global morphology of the pattern resulted for each composition also indicated.