Chloroform → HCID 131729879, compound

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A membrane was prepared as follows: a 1 wt % PLLA/chloroform/N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF) solution was prepared by slowly dissolving PLLA pellets (inherent viscosity of 7.0 dl/g, PURAC, Netherlands) into a chloroform solvent at room temperature with stirring. After PLLA was completely dissolved, 10 wt % DMF was added. The solution was then loaded into the 20 ml syringe fitted with a needle, and delivered to an electrode. The solution was pumped and controlled by a syringe pump at a flow rate of 0.3 ml/min. A 10 kV positive high voltage was applied on the electrode. The distance from the tip of the electrode to the grounded collecting plate was 15 cm. A tiny electrospinning jet was formed and stabilized in 30 seconds under these conditions. The collecting plate was movable and controlled by a stepper motor. The collecting plate was continually moved at a rate of 1 mm/sec until a membrane having a relatively uniform thickness of about 100 microns was obtained. Electrospun membranes were sputtered with gold, and their morphology was observed under a scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

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