Research summary
Electrospinning as a nanofiber fabrication platform is covered from two angles. A 2006 review surveyed how processing parameters determine fiber-assembly morphology and outlined the application-specific assemblies that can be engineered (random mats, aligned bundles, yarns, patterned arrays) from polymers, ceramics, composites, and metals [1]. A companion shorter review focused on how the high specific surface area and porosity of electrospun nanofibers solve practical problems in energy storage, healthcare, biotechnology, environmental engineering, and defense, citing the relative simplicity and throughput of the setup as the reason for its industrial uptake [5]. Controlled drug delivery is reviewed with emphasis on why conventional dosage forms (tablets, capsules, syrups, ointments) suffer from poor bioavailability and fluctuating plasma levels, and how controlled-release systems address sustained-release and site-specific delivery requirements for therapeutic efficacy and safety [2]. Nanomaterials for environmental remediation are surveyed across nanoparticle, tube, wire, and fiber morphologies acting as adsorbents and catalysts or as polymer composites, with applications spanning gas detection (SO2, CO, NOx), heavy-metal removal (As, Fe, Mn, NO3), organic-pollutant remediation, and removal of biological contaminants such as viruses, bacteria, parasites, and antibiotics [3]. Anti-reflective coatings are reviewed in depth, tracing the conceptual origins, design strategies, and category-by-category fabrication techniques as informed by both optical and biological reflectance-minimization research and the more recent contributions of nanotechnology to AR performance [4].
Recent publications
- A review on polymer nanofibers by electrospinning and their applications in nanocompositesDOI
- A review on electrospinning design and nanofibre assembliesDOI
- Electrospinning of nano/micro scale poly(l-lactic acid) aligned fibers and their potential in neural tissue engineeringDOI
- Biomedical applications of polymer-composite materials: a reviewDOI
- Controlled Drug Delivery Systems: Current Status and Future DirectionsDOI
- A review on nanomaterials for environmental remediationDOI
- Anti-reflective coatings: A critical, in-depth reviewDOI
- Electrospun nanofibers: solving global issuesDOI
- Aligned biodegradable nanofibrous structure: a potential scaffold for blood vessel engineeringDOI
- Electrospun poly(蓻-caprolactone)/gelatin nanofibrous scaffolds for nerve tissue engineeringDOI
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