Coaxial Needles for electrospinning

ELECTROSPINNING FROM THE

LABORATORY

Produced by the Biomedical Division of Linari Engineering S.r.l..

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Coaxial Needles for electrospinning
Linari Engineering solves the problem of stable precision for coaxial repeatability.
geometry for coaxial electrospinning with a stainless Thanks to strong construction the coaxial needles can
steel solution able to cut setup and cleaning time with a operate at very high pressure (several MPa with
quick dismountable assembly. appropriate inlet connection and piping) and
temperature until 120°C, without geometrical
deformation or leakage.

Connections
 N.4 M6 holes on 25x25 grid placed on the back
plane of layer 1 body.
 N°4 radial 90° M6 holes on layer 2 body.
 N°3 tapered holes on back plane of layer 1 body for
fluid inlet.
 N°6 M6 holes for extraction screw to help
dismounting of body with solidified solution inside
the channels.
Safe, easy installation
High voltage cable can be safely connected to coaxial
needles thanks to one of the eight tapers M6 holes. To
maintain the needle in the right position and to
In a minute it’s possible to open the metal body to look
electrically isolate it from the ground we can provide a
inside every fluid channel and with a screw driver dielectric support with the ability to change the height
change needles, even with other of different diameters. from desktop between 10 and 200 mm. This support
can be integrated with our
All fluid inlets are located in modular support system to
the back side of the needles obtain a simple reference
assembly to offer a compact with the collector and a
layout for piping. Every fluid movable setup to insert
inlet is provided with a inside hood when it’s need.
dismountable Luer F All the system must be
positioned in an
connector or barb fitting, on
appropriate, electrically
request. isolated volume (e.g.
The minimum configuration wood-glass hood), in order
with two coaxial needles can to work safely. Accidental
be upgraded in every electric shocks could cause
moment with a third layer to serious injury to people or
damage objects.
fix outside, directly on the
second layer block. User can decide
in every moments if use or not third layer Customisation and service
o Development of mechanical and electrical
dismounting it with six small screw.
interfaces for experiments or existing plants.
Each layer is independent and can be o Custom diameters and lengths for needles.
equipped with a needle of appropriate o Dielectric support for special operation.
diameter in a wide range of availability. o Instrumentation inside each channel: pressure
Needles are locked to the body with and temperature transmitter.
proprietary connectors with a smooth o Metallic gasket for high temperature or highly
corrosive solutions.
external surface and micrometric
o Motorized slides for uniform deposition.
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Coaxial Needles for electrospinning

Technical data

Double layer coaxial needles Unit Value Notes

Body material AISI 316
Needles material AISI 316
Sealing type O-rings
Sealing material NBR Viton on request
Fluid inlet connection Tapered ¼” 28 UNF Std. with Luer F adaptor
Maximum body diameter mm 70
Mass Kg 0.7
Dismountable body Yes
Dismountable needles Yes Linari proprietary connector
Layer 1 OD range mm 0.4 .. 3 Std. 0.8 mm
Layer 2 OD range mm 0.4 .. 3 Std. 1.83 mm
3
Layer 1 dead volume mm 238
3
Layer 2 dead volume mm 600
Layer 2 needle length mm 25.2
Mechanical connection N°4 M6 holes axial on
back side + N°4 M6
holes radial 90°

rd
3 layer for coaxial needles Unit Value Notes
Body material AISI 316
Needles material AISI 316
Sealing type O-rings
Sealing material NBR Viton on request
Fluid inlet connection Tapered ¼” 28 UNF Std. with Luer F adaptor
Dismountable body Yes
Dismountable needle Yes Linari proprietary connector
Layer 3 OD range mm 0.4 .. 3.0 Std. 3.05 mm
3
Layer 3 dead volume mm 1562
Layer 3 needle length mm 15

Dielectric support Unit Value Notes

Mass Kg 0.3
Base material PVC Black color
Vertical rod material Fiberglass Black color
Sliding stroke mm 200
Sliding rod connection to base M6 x 10 Male
Sliding clamp material PVC Black color

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Coaxial Needles for electrospinning
Ordering codes
BASE NEEDLE
code Description code Gauge OD ID Pcs/Conf
COAX_N108 21 0.83 0.51 1
COAX_L1M Layer 1 - Internal
COAX_N118 15 1.83 1.37 1
COAX_N208 21 0.83 0.51 1
COAX_L2M Layer 2 - Intermediate COAX_N218 15 1.83 1.37 1
COAX_N230 11 3.05 2.39 1
COAX_N318 15 1.83 1.37 1
COAX_L3M Layer 3 -external COAX_N330 3.05 2.39
11 1

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Coaxial Needles for electrospinning

Linari Biomedical Division

PRODUCTION
 Electrospinning equipment
o Easy Spin
o Starter kit
o Rotary-sliding mandrel system
o High voltage modular syringe pumps
o Coaxial needles, double and triple layer dismountable and disposable
o Air and syringe heating systems up to 400°C
o Shaped collectors and screens for directing electrical field
o Fitting out of complete systems and hoods for experiments on request
 Bioreactors for cell culture
o Perfusion with innovative flexible flow system
o Rotating walls with single and dual culture chamber
o Digital peristaltic pumps adjustable up to 1/100,000 of maximum capacity.
 Incubators for cell culture with heating at solid state and load from above
o 60 litres with load from above
o 60 litres with CO2 control IR measurement with compensation of environmental pressure

Contact us
LINARI ENGINEERING S.r.l.
Registered offices: via dei Colatori, 13 - 58024 Valpiana (Grosseto) - Italy
Manufacturing site: via Umberto Forti 24/14 - 56121 Pisa - Italy
VAT no.: IT01307760536

Tel. (+39) 050 7219193

Fax (+39) 050 9655139
Skype: linari_engineering
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