WORKPLAN

Key Action Steps Timeline Expected Outcome Person/Area Responsible Comments

 For the fabrication of
 To initially fabricate the equipment, the
 Last August 26,
the main components researchers were able
Php 50,000 was
of the electrospinning to deal with WaJu
given to WaJu
 Php 50,0000 down apparatus such as Manufacturing which is
Manufacturing as
payment for the the high voltage located at San Pascual,
initial down
start-up Fabrication supply, syringe pump, Batangas. The
payment and the
syringe and grounded manufacturer will be
fabrication and
collector providing all the
assembly was on-
necessary parts that
going.
the researchers will be
August 26 -September
using for this study.
15, 2017
Each member
contributed equally for
the down payment.
 Purchasing of
Polyvinylidene
fluoride (PVDF)-  The polymer and the  Jo-anne Bantugon,
dimethyl formamide solvent needed must one of the members of
purchase earlier prior the research study will
to the pre-laboratory be the one responsible
testing for ordering chemicals.

 In conducting the pre-

 To ensure that each
laboratory testing it
component of the
will be performed by
assembly attained the
the researchers
necessary conditions
 Pre-Laboratory together with the
required in the
Testing September 16, 2017 manufacturer to
conduct of the
configure necessary
electrospinning
adjustments of the
process in the
prototype and if there
production of
is any problem that
nanofibers
may arise.
  To apply for the
Science and
Technology
 DOST-
 DOST Funding September 2017 Application in rural
CALABARZON
Development
(STARdev) Assitance
Program
 After the adjustments
if there any, the
electrospinning
chamber will follow
using acrylic sheet
that will serve as the
frame of the
elctrospinning
apparatus, besides
working under safe
operating conditions,
is to control the
 Fabrication of the temperature and
elecrospinning relative humidity
October 2017  WaJu Manufacturing
chamber and the during
auxiliary parts electrospinning, as it
has been reported,
these parameters
affects the
morphology of the
fiber.
 Auxiliary parts such
as the digital thermo
hygrometer, alarms,
Light Emitting Diode
(LED) Screen will be
the last part to be
added.
 Experimentation  In order to validate the  Researchers and the
performance of the Fabricator
November –
low-cost
December 2017
electrospinning
apparatus and if the
 nanofiber that will be
produced is in
nanoscale dimension.
There will be 18 runs
to optimize the
process parameters.

 Afterwards, the  Testing will be done

nanofibers produced in Solid State
will be characterized in Physics Laboratory
 Testing terms of yield, surface in De La Salle
morphology, porosity, University.
fiber diameter and
diameter distribution
by means of Scanning
Electron Microscope
(SEM).
 Presentation and
Evaluation of Design
 The materials used
 Data Analysis
and cost estimation,
 Data Presentation,
the design
Analysis &
specifications and
Interpretation January – March 2017  Researchers
main components in
 Summary, Findings
the fabrication and
& Conclusion
assembly of the
electrospinning
apparatus will be
presented
 To present to the
panel the result of
the study, the
 Final Defense design and  Panels and
April 2017
development of Researchers
low-cost
electrospinning
apparatus.