Week 8

Figure 1: Printed Well-Plate

Figure 2: Printed Well-Plate

Figure 3: Printed Well-Plate

Figure 4: Team Member Chris Sets Up Electrospinning Tests

Figure 5: Printed Well-Plate

Figure 6: Electrospinner with Well-Plate

Figure 7: Electrospinner in Action

During the past week, the group received the printed design of the well-plate. Figures 1-7 show different angles of the well plate and how it fits into the structure of the electrospinner. The group immediately realized that the well had a couple of problems. One was that the dimensions of the well were too large, and the second was that the support arms were too high, causing the well to be too far from the stringed electrospinning wheel. The group decided that a change from the original 11cm x 10cm to 9cm x 9cm. In order to do this, the support arms will be lengthened in order to keep its original positioning, but it will also be lowered by 1 cm to correct the second issue.

Additionally, the group tested some samples with the new well-plate to check its effectiveness. These samples and some previous samples will be viewed under a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) in the coming week.