Electrospun Nanofibers

Electrospun Nanofibers covers advances in the electrospinning process including characterization, testing and modeling of electrospun nanofibers, and electrospinning for particular fiber types and applications. Electrospun Nanofibers offers systematic and comprehensive coverage for academic researchers, industry professionals, and postgraduate students working in the field of fiber science. This new edition will additionally cover areas related to the area of biomedical, tissue engineering and drug applications of electrospun nanofibers with eight brand new chapters. Electrospinning is the most commercially successful process for the production of nanofibers and rising demand is driving research and development in this field. Rapid progress is being made both in terms of the electrospinning process and in the production of nanofibers with superior chemical and physical properties. Electrospinning is becoming more efficient and more specialized in order to produce particular fiber types such as bicomponent and composite fibers, patterned and 3D nanofibers, piezoelectric, functional, and nanofibers derived from biodegradable polymers.

1. Introduction Section 1: The Electrospinning process 2. Coaxial electrospinning of nanofibers 3. Solution electrospinning of nanofibers 4. Controlling nanofiber morphology by the electrospinning process 5. Improving fiber alignment during electrospinning Section 2: Structure and property characterization testing and modeling of electrospun nanofibers 6. Chemical properties of nanofibres derived from electrospinning 7. Physical properties of nanofibres derived from electrospinning 8. Structure-property relationship of electrospun fibres 9. Modelling performance of electrospun nanofibres and nanofibrous assemblies Section 3 Electrospinning for particular fiber types and applications 10. Electrospinning of patterned and three-dimensional nanofibres 11. Electrospun nanofibrous tissue scaffolds 12. Electrospun polyvinyl alcohol-based composite nanofibres for biomedical applications 13. Aramid nanofibres 14. Electroblowing of nanofibres 15. Recent advances of microfluidic organ-on-a-chip monitoring strategies 16. Electrospun nanofibres derived from biodegradable polymers and nanomaterials 17. Biomedical applications of functional nanofibres 18. Electrospinning piezoelectric for biocompatible devices 19. Functional nanofibres for electrochemical energy storage 20. Electrospray technique for biomedical application