Table 1.
Electrospinning parameters and resulting BMSF fiber diameters.
Electric field (kV/cm) | Spinneret height (cm) | Flow rate (mL/h) | Mean fiber diameter (nm) |
---|---|---|---|
0.95 | 30 | 1 | 256 ± 30 |
0.8 | 30 | 0.5 | 304 ± 41 |
0.85 | 20 | 0.5 | 400 ± 49 |
0.5 | 25 | 0.75 | 512 ± 60 |
0.65 | 20 | 0.75 | 615 ± 65 |
0.5 | 20 | 0.75 | 713 ± 68 |
0.6 | 30 | 0.75 | 844 ± 65 |
0.55 | 30 | 0.75 | 950 ± 73 |
0.5 | 30 | 0.75 | 1214 ± 321 |
BMSF: Bombyx mori silk fibroin.