date:Mar 28, 2019
ds of starch. To produce fine starch fibers using electrospinning, electricity is applied to a starch solution as it dispenses from a nozzle. The electrical field that forms between the nozzle and a rotating collection drum draws the starch into long threads. In wet electrospinning, the drum is submerged in a bath of alcohol and water to help congeal the fibers.
There is a lot of interest in natural fibers, Professor Ziegler explains. Starch is one of the least expensive natural fibers out ther