ElectrospinTech

Feature: Environmental Control in Electrospinning: Why It Matters More Than It Seems

Environmental control is one of the most influential variables in electrospinning, yet it is still underestimated in many development workflows. Temperature, absolute humidity, relative humidity, airflow, and solvent removal can all affect jet stability, solvent evaporation, fiber morphology, defects, and batch-to-batch reproducibility. The humidity, in particular, has a well-documented effect on fiber morphology, but that effect depends strongly on the polymer system, solvent volatility, and water miscibility.

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