Recent Trends in Electrospinning of Polymer Nanofibers and their Applications as Templates for Metal Oxide Nanofibers Preparation

Zagho, Moustafa M.; Elzatahry, Ahmed A.

doi:10.5772/65900

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“…The most promising applications lie in the biomedical field, which includes drug delivery carriers, tissue engineering, and wound dressing [ 1 ]. It is noteworthy to report that the electrospinning process can be applied to prepare metal oxide nanofibers for a wide range of applications [ 14 ]. There are still serious limitations regarding the improvement of functional nanofibers and reproducible electrospinning processes [ 13 ].…”

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Polymer-Based Electrospun Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications

2018

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Electrospinning has been considered a promising and novel procedure to fabricate polymer nanofibers due to its simplicity, cost effectiveness, and high production rate, making this technique highly relevant for both industry and academia. It is used to fabricate non-woven fibers with unique characteristics such as high permeability, stability, porosity, surface area to volume ratio, ease of functionalization, and excellent mechanical performance. Nanofibers can be synthesized and tailored to suit a wide range of applications including energy, biotechnology, healthcare, and environmental engineering. A comprehensive outlook on the recent developments, and the influence of electrospinning on biomedical uses such as wound dressing, drug release, and tissue engineering, has been presented. Concerns regarding the procedural restrictions and research contests are addressed, in addition to providing insights about the future of this fabrication technique in the biomedical field.

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Polymer-Based Electrospun Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications

2018

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“…It is worth noting that polymer-based composites are widely used in a variety of different applications [26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37]. The fibers prepared by the electrospinning process have a high surface-to-volume ratio, adjustable porosity, tailored composition, and other favorable properties.…”

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Sputtering of Electrospun Polymer-Based Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications: A Perspective

2019

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Electrospinning has gained wide attention recently in biomedical applications. Electrospun biocompatible scaffolds are well-known for biomedical applications such as drug delivery, wound dressing, and tissue engineering applications. In this review, the synthesis of polymer-based fiber composites using an electrospinning technique is discussed. Formerly, metal particles were then deposited on the surface of electrospun fibers using sputtering technology. Key nanometals for biomedical applications including silver and copper nanoparticles are discussed throughout this review. The formulated scaffolds were found to be suitable candidates for biomedical uses such as antibacterial coatings, surface modification for improving biocompatibility, and tissue engineering. This review briefly mentions the characteristics of the nanostructures while focusing on how nanostructures hold potential for a wide range of biomedical applications.

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“…Fabricating thermally stable polymers is highly needed in modern society [2]. Polymer nanocomposites are potential materials for different applications because of their unique properties [3,4,5,6,7,8]. Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is a common polymer applied in different uses including industrial and space applications [9,10,11,12,13].…”

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Thermal Properties of TiO2NP/CNT/LDPE Hybrid Nanocomposite Films

2018

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This work aims to investigate the effect of hybrid filler concentration on the thermal stability of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) matrices. LDPE-based composite films were synthesized by melt mixing, followed by compression molding, to study the influence of titanium oxide nanoparticles (TONPs) and/or multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the thermal properties of LDPE matrices. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy confirmed the slight increase in the band intensities after TONP addition and a remarkable surge after the incorporation of CNTs. The value of crystallization temperature (Tc) was not modified after incorporating TONPs, while an enhancement was observed after adding the hybrid fillers. The melting temperature (Tm) was not changed after introducing the CNTs and CNT/TONP hybrid fillers. The percentage crystallinity (Xc %) was increased by 4% and 6%, after incorporating 1 wt % and 3 wt % CNTs, respectively. The TONP incorporation did not modify the Xc %. Moreover, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) thermograms confirmed the increased thermal stability after introducing CNTs and hybrid fillers compared to TONP incorporation.

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Recent Trends in Electrospinning of Polymer Nanofibers and their Applications as Templates for Metal Oxide Nanofibers Preparation

Cited by 15 publications

References 109 publications

Polymer-Based Electrospun Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications

Polymer-Based Electrospun Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications

Sputtering of Electrospun Polymer-Based Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications: A Perspective

Thermal Properties of TiO2NP/CNT/LDPE Hybrid Nanocomposite Films

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