Carbon and polymer nanofiber reinforcements in polymer matrix composites: processing and applications

Zhang, J.; Lin, Tong; Wang, X.

doi:10.1533/9780857095640.1.55

Cited by 9 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 31 publications

(40 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…These oils are a blend of natural compounds, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) like terpenes, phenols, alcohols, and esters. Various methods such as steam distillation, cold pressing, solvent extraction, or effleurage are utilized to extract essential oils, depending on the plant and the desired outcome [127]. Different plant parts, such as flowers, leaves, stems, bark, roots, or seeds, can be used in the production process.…”

Section: Essential Oils As Green Solventmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While it is challenging to pinpoint the exact origin of their usage, the first recorded instances of essential oils are believed to come from ancient civilizations in India, Persia, and Egypt. The trading of aromatic oils and ointments was prevalent among Greece, Rome, and Eastern countries, further spreading the use of essential oils across different cultures [127,130]. Essential oils are renowned for their therapeutic properties, which encompass calming, energizing, uplifting, and soothing effects.…”

Section: Essential Oils As Green Solventmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Nonwoven Electrospun Membranes as Tissue Scaffolds: Practices, Problems, and Future Directions

Shah,

Bhatta,

Sharma

et al. 2023

J. Compos. Sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A flexible and dependable method that has been extensively employed to construct nanofibrous scaffolds that resemble the extracellular matrix made from polymeric materials is electrospinning (ES). ES is superior to other techniques because of its unique capacity to create nanofibers with a high surface-to-volume ratio, low cost, simplicity of setup, freedom in material choice, and ability to alter the surface attributes and usefulness of the nanofibers. However, the low productivity of nanofibrous membrane from conventional ES with the generation of tightly packed nanofibrous sheet-like two-dimensional membranes impedes cellular infiltration into scaffolds during tissue regeneration. Moreover, toxic organic solvents are desired for polymer dissolution for ES. Such solvents produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during electrospinning, which can degrade the indoor air quality of working place. Furthermore, when electrospun membranes containing traces of such VOCs are employed as tissue scaffolds, it may cause serious effect to cells and tissue. This justifies the need for alternative green solvents which are not only environmentally friendly, non-toxic, and low-cost but also biocompatible with medicinal values. Therefore, this review mainly focuses on summarizing the recent advances in ES machines, fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) spongy nanofibrous membrane, and introducing green solvent for polymer processing. Finally, based on the findings of the existing literature and our experience, this review mainly focuses on essential oils as future “greener” alternatives to current toxic solvents used in ES process.

show abstract

Section: Essential Oils As Green Solventmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Essential Oils As Green Solventmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nonwoven Electrospun Membranes as Tissue Scaffolds: Practices, Problems, and Future Directions

Shah,

Bhatta,

Sharma

et al. 2023

J. Compos. Sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Inhibition of bio lm can be driven by preventing the adhesion of bacteria to the surface or the antibacterial properties of nanoparticles or both mechanisms (14)(15)(16). In light of nanotechnology, nano bers as an important category of brous materials made from different polymers and related nanocomposites, have been developed in order to augment or modify polymeric matrix (17). Nano bers provide small pore capacities and vast surface with considerably promoted physical, chemical and biological features (18).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Piperine-Loaded Zein Electrospun Nanofibers: Development, Characterization and Antibacterial Application

Daneshmand,

Shahraki,

Hosseynipour

et al. 2023

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A biofilm is a structured community of bacteria living within a self-generated polymer matrix composing polysaccharide, lipid, protein and DNA. Bacterial biofilms trigger chronic infections such as those affiliated to implanted medical devices. This chronicity is a consequence of increased tolerance of biofilms to antibiotics and bactericidal chemicals along with resistance to phagocytosis and other factors of the body's defense system. One of the therapeutic approaches to overcome the antibiotic resistance of biofilms, is to employ new drug delivery systems. Meanwhile, investigations on nanofibers with appropriate formulation, due to their unique characteristics is being conducting remarkably. Piperine as a natural substance, its antibacterial effects have been confirmed in several studies. Therefore, in the current study, the antibacterial potential of nanofibers made of zein polymer enriched with piperine on staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm was evaluated. The enhancement of the amount of piperine in the nanofibers led to the increase of the inhibition concentration as well as the bactericidal concentration. According to the results of microbial tests, nanofibers containing piperine had a greater effect on the biofilm of staphylococcus epidermidis compared to the free piperine formulation and nanofibers without piperine. Excellent antibacterial efficacy was assigned to the sample with 10% piperine.

show abstract

“…Nowadays, the main efforts in CFRP research are focused in enhancing their properties and eliminating their weaknesses. Different approaches have been reported mainly based on a modification of the polymer matrix [5], coating the CF [6], or surface treatments [7]. Therefore, aspects as fibre surface modifications using multi-scale techniques are one of the main methodologies used.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Boron-Doped Diamond Growth on Carbon Fibre: Enhancing the Electrical Conductivity

Millán-Barba¹,

Bakkali²,

Lloret³

et al. 2022

SSRN Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Carbon and polymer nanofiber reinforcements in polymer matrix composites: processing and applications

Cited by 9 publications

References 31 publications

Nonwoven Electrospun Membranes as Tissue Scaffolds: Practices, Problems, and Future Directions

Nonwoven Electrospun Membranes as Tissue Scaffolds: Practices, Problems, and Future Directions

Piperine-Loaded Zein Electrospun Nanofibers: Development, Characterization and Antibacterial Application

Boron-Doped Diamond Growth on Carbon Fibre: Enhancing the Electrical Conductivity

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About