Table 1.
Polymers and solvents commonly used for electrospinning.
Polymer | Solvent | Weight of Polymer, wt% |
---|---|---|
PEO | Water | 1–4 |
DMF | 7 | |
Chitosan/water (1:1) | 2 | |
PVA | Water | 12 |
Ethanol/water (1:1) | 8–10 | |
PVP | Ethanol | 4.50 |
Water | 10 | |
DMF | 14 | |
PMMA | Tetrahydrofuran | 10 |
Acetone | 10 | |
CHCl3 | 10 | |
PS | CHCl3 | 20 |
Tetrahydrofuran | 20 |
DMF—dimethylformamide; PEO—poly(ethylene oxide); PMMA—polymethyl methacrylate; PS—polystyrene; PVA—poly(vinyl alcohol), PVP—polyvinylpyrrolidone; sources: data extracted from [48].