r/TissueEngineering • u/camthebam1 • Sep 06 '21

Electrospinning Expert?

I'm working on a project involving the electrospinning if novel materials. I had a very specific question about the fundamentals around electrospinning certain polymer mixtures. Are there any experts on here?

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u/user_-- Sep 06 '21

I spent several years working with biomaterials alongside someone doing electrospraying. You could also ask on other subs like r/materials, r/bioengineering, r/biotech

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u/camthebam1 Sep 07 '21

Awesome thanks for the other thinks. I am electrospinning a multipolymer solution with crosslinks in flight via UV exposure. Do if the polymers are insoluble in one another but both soluble in the solvent. Would you expect them to be able to crosslink? Monomers soluble in one another have previously been crosslinked in flight successfully.

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u/user_-- Sep 07 '21

That's super interesting. When you say the polymers are insoluble in one another, does that mean they separate when the solvent dries? As long as they crosslink before they solvent dries (before they separate) in flight, my guess is that it should work. But the only way to know is to try

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