Fabrication and characterization of polystyrene fibers via centrifugal spinning method

Abstract

Polystyrene (PS) fibers were fabricated with a novel centrifugal spinning method. The centrifugal spinning is a facile and effective fiber fabrication technique with a high productivity. In this study, the influences of polymer concentration, solvent, and rotational speed on the formation and morphology of PS fibers were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy. The smoothest and smallest fibers, with an average diameter of 3.94 µm, were generated using the PS/THF solution of 22 wt% under a rotational speed of 15,000 rpm. The results indicated that centrifugal spinning is an effective technique to fabricate fibers from polymer solutions.