Abstract

• A high technology is required in the production of nanofibers by electrospinning technique. This paper presents the work to implement design of the novel low-cost electrospinning system with inexpensive components. This home-made electrospinning device composed of three main components. They are Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) flyback converter based home-made adjustable high-voltage power supply, stepper motor based homemade automatic injection pump and metallic collector plate. After a brief explanation to build the device using unexpansive components, the production zinc oxide (ZnO) nanofiber using low-cost homemade electrospinning device. The zinc oxide (ZnO) nanofibers were prepared from znic acetate and poly vinyl alcohol (PVA). The fibers were deposited onto the aluminum substrate and calcined for 1 h at 600 ̊C. The properties of ZnO nanofibers were characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM).