Major Motor Breakthrough and More

We have determined that the type of motor that would allow for our home-made syringe pump to work would be a stepper motor. This motor does not turn constantly but rather turns in minute steps as a results of a gear-like disc a a magnetic attraction. This will allow for a constant and slow flow rate./

Figure 1: An animated image showing the movement of a stepper motor. (See reference 7)

Another major change is that the barrel of the electrospinning device will be square rather than cylindrically shaped.

The existence of a potential difference between the fiber and the surface with which it comes into contact necessitates that the fibers be spun directly on a piece of grounded metal. Other wise, a surface must be place in the way of the fibers as they are on the path to the metal plate.