For the fabrication of To initially fabricate the equipment, the Last August 26, the main components researchers were able Php 50,000 was of the electrospinning to deal with WaJu given to WaJu Php 50,0000 down apparatus such as Manufacturing which is Manufacturing as payment for the the high voltage located at San Pascual, initial down start-up Fabrication supply, syringe pump, Batangas. The payment and the syringe and grounded manufacturer will be fabrication and collector providing all the assembly was on- necessary parts that going. the researchers will be August 26 -September using for this study. 15, 2017 Each member contributed equally for the down payment. Purchasing of Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)- The polymer and the Jo-anne Bantugon, dimethyl formamide solvent needed must one of the members of purchase earlier prior the research study will to the pre-laboratory be the one responsible testing for ordering chemicals.
In conducting the pre-
To ensure that each laboratory testing it component of the will be performed by assembly attained the the researchers necessary conditions Pre-Laboratory together with the required in the Testing September 16, 2017 manufacturer to conduct of the configure necessary electrospinning adjustments of the process in the prototype and if there production of is any problem that nanofibers may arise. To apply for the Science and Technology DOST- DOST Funding September 2017 Application in rural CALABARZON Development (STARdev) Assitance Program After the adjustments if there any, the electrospinning chamber will follow using acrylic sheet that will serve as the frame of the elctrospinning apparatus, besides working under safe operating conditions, is to control the Fabrication of the temperature and elecrospinning relative humidity October 2017 WaJu Manufacturing chamber and the during auxiliary parts electrospinning, as it has been reported, these parameters affects the morphology of the fiber. Auxiliary parts such as the digital thermo hygrometer, alarms, Light Emitting Diode (LED) Screen will be the last part to be added. Experimentation In order to validate the Researchers and the performance of the Fabricator November – low-cost December 2017 electrospinning apparatus and if the nanofiber that will be produced is in nanoscale dimension. There will be 18 runs to optimize the process parameters.
Afterwards, the Testing will be done
nanofibers produced in Solid State will be characterized in Physics Laboratory Testing terms of yield, surface in De La Salle morphology, porosity, University. fiber diameter and diameter distribution by means of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Presentation and Evaluation of Design The materials used Data Analysis and cost estimation, Data Presentation, the design Analysis & specifications and Interpretation January – March 2017 Researchers main components in Summary, Findings the fabrication and & Conclusion assembly of the electrospinning apparatus will be presented To present to the panel the result of the study, the Final Defense design and Panels and April 2017 development of Researchers low-cost electrospinning apparatus.