Laboratory equipment for the preparation of planar nanofibrous structures
The laboratory equipment is capable of preparing flat nanofibrous structures with a width of 500 mm by depositing them between two backing fabrics and forming an endless belt that is being collected onto a roll. For this purpose, it was necessary to optimise the electrode arrangement to ensure high surface homogeneity of the prepared nanofibrous layer and to secure constant tension of the underlying fabric. A significant advantage represents the flexibility of the internal technological nodes, which can be adjusted to fulfil specific customer requirements. The machine is based on the worldwide unique technology for production of nanofibrous structures using alternating current. This laboratory equipment is significantly boosting the research of unique nanofibrous structures for various innovative industrial applications.
Key features of the equipment
Parameters
- Ability to spin various polymeric solutions derived from technical polymers (PLA, PCL, PVA …) and biomedical polymers (PA, PUR, PVB, PES, PAD …)
- Production rate of nanofibrous structures up to 120 g/h
- Up to 4 spinning electrodes
- Modularity and flexibility of internal components setup (spinning electrodes, collectors …) based on the need of laboratory experiments and simple adaptation for carrying out research and development
- Suitable for supporting the bachelor's and diploma theses of students and R&D of researchers
- Deposition of nanofibrous layer on endless belt or rotating drum
- Maximum length of supported fabric with 20 g/m2 of nanofibrous material is 500 m in a roll
- Possibility of depositing nanofibrous layer between two backing fabrics
- Carrier fabric width up to 500 mm
- Rolling speed of the carrier fabric 1 - 100 m/h
- Traversal movement of the spinning setup for improving the homogeneity of the nanofibrous layer
- Dosing of polymer solution 1 - 200 ml/min
- Constant tension of the carrier fabric and winding speed
- Possibility to change the distance between the spinning electrodes and the carrier fabric
- Reliable and precise configuration of process parameters
- Effective collection of process data and its sophisticated interpretation
- CE certified, warranty and service
- Safety features such as protective doors, warning lights and safety locks to prevent any injuries