Monitoring of multiple fabrication parameters of electrospun polymer fibers using mueller matrix analysis

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Sharma, G.; Jütte, L.; Gopani, J.; Brehme, J.; Günther, A. et al.: Monitoring of multiple fabrication parameters of electrospun polymer fibers using mueller matrix analysis. In: Journal of Optics 26 (2024), Nr. 4, 045404. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/ad2ca4

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Electrospun polymer fiber mats feature versatile applications in tissue engineering, drug delivery, water treatment and chemical processes. The orientation of fibers within these mats is a crucial factor that significantly influences their properties and performance. However, the analysis of fiber samples using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has limitations such as time consumption, fixed assembly, and restricted field of vision. Therefore, a fast and reliable method for qualitative measurements of fiber orientation is required. Mueller matrix polarimetry, a well-established method for measuring orientation of chemical and biological species, was employed in this case. We investigated the effect of four important parameters of the electrospinning process, namely collector speed, applied voltage, needle-to-collector distance, and solution concentration, on fiber orientation using Mueller matrix polarimetry thus extending the range of parameters analyzed. Measurements were performed using two extreme values and a central optimized value for each fabrication parameter. Changes in matrix values were observed for each fabrication parameter, and their correlation with fiber orientation was analyzed based on the Lu-Chipman decomposition. The results were compared with SEM images, which served as the ground truth, and showed overall good agreement. In the future, the analysis of electrospun polymer fibers can be done by using Mueller matrix polarimetry as alternative to current technology and fabrication parameters, including solution concentration for the first time in this context and the production can quickly be adjusted based on the outcome of the measurements.
License of this version: CC BY 4.0 Unported
Document Type: Article
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Issue Date: 2024
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