Exploring electrospinning to assemble polymeric structures for adsorption applications

Using a modified electrospinning process, polymeric structures with ramifications containing micro and nanofibers and round porous polymeric arrangements were easily assembled. This represents an innovative use of the electrospinning process to obtain polymeric structures that can find adsorption applications. The structures were formed using solutions with PVDF and DMF. The electrospinning setup uses rectangular macro electrodes and the polymeric solution is injected close to the vertical wall of the positive electrode. In this work we describe the mechanisms of formation and the characteristics of the obtained structures.