Point-plate electrospinning

Figure 3.11 (a) Electrode arrangement for point-plate electrospinning. Modified from Y. M. Shin et al. (2001 b). (b) Lines of forces calculated for the electric field. Reprinted with permission from Theron et al. (2001). Copyright 2001. Elsevier. 

With point-plate electrospinning equipment oriented vertically, the collector plate is horizontal and the grounded parallel electrodes of interest are placed on the collector itself. However, it is also possible to collect aligned nanofibers on a parallel pair of stainless steel wires placed vertically within the gap (Chuangchote and Supaphol 2006). 

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