Document Type : Full Research Paper

Authors

1 M.Sc Graduated, BioMedical Engineering School, Research and Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University

2 Research Scientist, Nano Medicine & Tissue Engineering Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

3 Associate Professor, Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics, BioMedical Engineering School, Amir Kabir University of Technology

10.22041/ijbme.2010.13337

Abstract

In this study a mechanism was modeled to control the jet path of nanofibers produced by electrospinning through inducing a magnetic field over the jet path. Firstly, a model was developed for the jet path in which the fibers composed of a series of viscoelastic segments. Considering the mass and momentum conservation and maxwellian model of stretching viscoelastic segments using three equations governing the jet dynamics of the jet model in electrospinning, a program was developed in MATLAB with Runge–Kutta method. After ensuring the accuracy of the model, its behavior was evaluated in the presence of a magnetic field. The field induced a uniform force distribution over the jet. As the intensity of the magnetic field increased; the instability and bending radius of the jet reduced. The results of the research showed that utilizing a suitable mechanism for applying magnetic field can provide help in controlling the jet path and alignment of the nanofibers.

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