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Determination of electrospun fiber diameter distributions using image analysis processing

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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.

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  1. Korea Apparel Testing and Research Institute, 130-823, Seoul, Korea

    Eun Ho Shin

  2. Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 702-701, Daegu, Korea

    Kwang Soo Cho

  3. Department of Textile Engineering, Konkuk University, 143-701, Seoul, Korea

    Moon Hwo Seo & Hyungsup Kim

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Shin, E.H., Cho, K.S., Seo, M.H. et al. Determination of electrospun fiber diameter distributions using image analysis processing. Macromol. Res. 16, 314–319 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03218523

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