Table 1.
Parameters of nanofibrious membranes.
| Sample Name | Chitosan (wt%) | SF (wt%) | HA (wt%) | PEO (wt%) |
Spinning Time (min) |
Average Thickness (μm) |
Average Diameter of Fibers (nm) | Average Pore Size (μm) (b) |
Average Porosity (%) (c) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFM(1) (a) | 36 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 265 | 157.6 ± 6.84 | 212.6 ± 23.54 | 2.8 ± 0.53 | 13.2 ± 1.64 |
| NFM(2) | 40 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 220 | 148.2 ± 8.13 | 231.2 ± 13.39 | 4.53 ± 0.92 | 18.4 ± 2.16 |
| NFM(3) | 44 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 175 | 153.1 ± 7.09 | 250.8 ± 11.71 | 6.62 ± 1.03 | 24.5 ± 2.71 |
| NFM(4) | 48 | 17 | 31 | 4 | 150 | 159.9 ± 9.61 | 267.4 ± 10.83 | 9.05 ± 1.14 | 31.7 ± 3.09 |
(a) NFM(i) (i = 1, 2, 3, 4) membranes were prepared by changing tip-collector distance from12 to 18 cm with a step-size of 2 cm while maintaining all other procesisng conditions constant. (b) Significant differences (p < 0.05) in average pore-sizes were registered among NFM(i) (i = 1, 2, 3, 4) membranes. (c) Significant differences (p < 0.05) in average porosities were registered among NFM(i) (i = 1, 2, 3, 4) membranes.