I have been producing polycaprolactone fibers by means of electrospinning on an aluminium foil onto a metallic collector plate. After the polymer fibers have deposited on the foil, I remove it from the collector plate. How can I store these fibers? Until now I have been folding the aluminum foil and labelling it with the name and suitable parameters used to produce that particular fiber. . But I have realised that this is not the way one is supposed to follow as the fibers are fragile and folding the foil may break the fibers. What is other alternative solution? This would also help me carry the fibers from one lab to another.
I usually electrospun my fibers on microscope slides..so it will be easier for you to carry and cut when needed..or you can cut the foils and store each group in petri dish so you could carry it easier
Hope this is helpful to you!
Wow! Thanks a lot..I think the idea of storing the fibers in the petri dish will work for me..
You can use desiccators so that it will remove moisture from fibers and protect from water vapour in the air. So that your fibers shelf life can be increased without any changes.
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