MOLECULAR SIMULATION OF ELECTROSPINNING

1,2 JIRSÁK Jan
Co-authors:
1 MOUČKA Filip 1,2 NEZBEDA Ivo
Institutions:
1 J. E. Purkyně University, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic, EU
2 Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic, EU
Conference:
7th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research & Application, Hotel Voronez I, Brno, Czech Republic, EU, October 14th - 16th 2015
Proceedings:
Proceedings 7th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research & Application
Pages:
585-590
ISBN:
978-80-87294-59-8
ISSN:
2694-930X
Published:
11th January 2016
Proceedings of the conference were published in Web of Science and Scopus.
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Abstract

Our recent attempts to apply standard molecular simulation techniques to the process of electrospinning are presented. We employ a molecular dynamics simulation to study phenomena involved in the electrospinning of polymer solutions, with particular attention to the formation of the Taylor cone and the development of a liquid jet. A molecular-based approach allows us to reveal the molecular structure and dynamics, which are inaccessible to continuum methods.

Keywords: electrospinning; molecular simulation; fluids in electric field; polymer solutions

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