Determination of Electrospun Fiber Diameter Distributions Using Image Analysis Processing

• Published in: Macromolecular research Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 314 - 319
• Main Authors: Shin, Eun Ho, Cho, Kwang Soo, Seo, Moon Hwo, Kim, Hyungsup
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg 한국고분자학회 01.06.2008; Springer-Verlag
• Subjects: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Complex Fluids and Microfluidics; Feature Article; Nanochemistry; Nanotechnology; Physical Chemistry; Polymer Sciences; Soft and Granular Matter; 고분자공학; image analysis; fiber diameter distribution; nanofiber
• ISSN: 1598-5032; 2092-7673
• DOI: 10.1007/BF03218523

An image analysis processing method for the measurement of nanofiber diameter was developed. For the analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of electrospun fiber were prepared and applied to the individual measurement of the fiber diameter by using the developed and the traditional manual methods. Both methods provided a similar fiber distribution. The fiber average diameters were similar but the variance of the new method was larger than that of the manual method. The average diameters from the two methods exhibited a linear relationship with a high coefficient. The developed method can be used as a practical tool to estimate the fiber diameter of the electrospun web.