Nanoengineered electrospun fibers and their biomedical applications: a review

Electrospun fibers have received significant interests for various application areas such as filtration, composites and biomedical products due to their large surface area, good continuity, high porosity and many other unique properties. In bio-related applications, electrospun fibers have been used...

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Autores principales: Xi Zhang, Xuetao Shi, Julien E. Gautrot, Ton Peijs
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6807b628f839435eb0b7d72e5aaa60082021-12-02T18:01:50ZNanoengineered electrospun fibers and their biomedical applications: a review2055-033210.1080/20550324.2020.1857121https://doaj.org/article/6807b628f839435eb0b7d72e5aaa60082021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20550324.2020.1857121https://doaj.org/toc/2055-0332Electrospun fibers have received significant interests for various application areas such as filtration, composites and biomedical products due to their large surface area, good continuity, high porosity and many other unique properties. In bio-related applications, electrospun fibers have been used for in-situ drug delivery, tissue engineering scaffolds and wound dressing. In more recent years, there has been a drive toward novel electrospun fibers with added functionalities. Nanoengineering of electrospun fibers has introduced many of such novel properties. Through this review, researchers are provided with a state of the art overview of nanoenhanced electrospun fibers with added functionalities. Examples of some nanoengineered fibers include; surface functionalization, multi-component fibers, porous nanofibers, the creation of surface nano-topographies, and the incorporation of nanoparticles to create hierarchical fibrous structures for tailoring of physicochemical properties with a special focus on biomedical applications.Xi ZhangXuetao ShiJulien E. GautrotTon PeijsTaylor & Francis Grouparticleelectrospinningpolymer fibersnanostructurednanoparticlesfunctionalizationbiomedicalMaterials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materialsTA401-492Polymers and polymer manufactureTP1080-1185ENNanocomposites, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-34 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic electrospinning
polymer fibers
nanostructured
nanoparticles
functionalization
biomedical
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492
Polymers and polymer manufacture
TP1080-1185
spellingShingle electrospinning
polymer fibers
nanostructured
nanoparticles
functionalization
biomedical
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492
Polymers and polymer manufacture
TP1080-1185
Xi Zhang
Xuetao Shi
Julien E. Gautrot
Ton Peijs
Nanoengineered electrospun fibers and their biomedical applications: a review
description Electrospun fibers have received significant interests for various application areas such as filtration, composites and biomedical products due to their large surface area, good continuity, high porosity and many other unique properties. In bio-related applications, electrospun fibers have been used for in-situ drug delivery, tissue engineering scaffolds and wound dressing. In more recent years, there has been a drive toward novel electrospun fibers with added functionalities. Nanoengineering of electrospun fibers has introduced many of such novel properties. Through this review, researchers are provided with a state of the art overview of nanoenhanced electrospun fibers with added functionalities. Examples of some nanoengineered fibers include; surface functionalization, multi-component fibers, porous nanofibers, the creation of surface nano-topographies, and the incorporation of nanoparticles to create hierarchical fibrous structures for tailoring of physicochemical properties with a special focus on biomedical applications.
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author Xi Zhang
Xuetao Shi
Julien E. Gautrot
Ton Peijs
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Xuetao Shi
Julien E. Gautrot
Ton Peijs
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title Nanoengineered electrospun fibers and their biomedical applications: a review
title_short Nanoengineered electrospun fibers and their biomedical applications: a review
title_full Nanoengineered electrospun fibers and their biomedical applications: a review
title_fullStr Nanoengineered electrospun fibers and their biomedical applications: a review
title_full_unstemmed Nanoengineered electrospun fibers and their biomedical applications: a review
title_sort nanoengineered electrospun fibers and their biomedical applications: a review
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/6807b628f839435eb0b7d72e5aaa6008
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