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. 2018 Dec 14;5(1):164. doi: 10.18063/ijb.v5i1.164

Table 2.

Categories of Taylor cone modes

Cone shape Characteristics Typical image Cone shape Characteristics Typical image
Broken Cone broken due to faster SS or jet discharge graphic file with name IJB-5-1-164-g017.jpg Tiny Cone length/width ratio: 0.5–0.9 graphic file with name IJB-5-1-164-g018.jpg

Discharge Discharge cone due to high conductivity of solution graphic file with name IJB-5-1-164-g019.jpg Multijet Multiple unstable jet at the end of cone graphic file with name IJB-5-1-164-g020.jpg

Dry Semisolidified cone due to low humidity graphic file with name IJB-5-1-164-g021.jpg Meniscus Meniscus cone shape graphic file with name IJB-5-1-164-g022.jpg

Huge Cone length/width ratio ≥ 2.0 graphic file with name IJB-5-1-164-g023.jpg Standard Cone length/width ratio: 1.2–1.6 graphic file with name IJB-5-1-164-g024.jpg