Magnetic Nanofiber Mats for Data Storage and Transfer

Electrospinning and stabilization of chitosan nanofiber mats

Chitosan is of special interest for biotechnological and medical applications due to its antibacterial, antifungal and other intrinsic physical and chemical properties. The biopolymer can, e.g., be used for biotechnological purposes, as a filter medium, in medical products, etc. In all these applications, the inner surface should be maximized to increase the contact area with the filtered mediu...

Antibacterial activity of photocatalytic electrospun titania nanofiber mats and solution-blown soy protein nanofiber mats decorated with silver nanoparticles

a Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607-7022, USA b School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Korea c School of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Korea d Department of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Se...

Lysozyme-loaded, electrospun chitosan-based nanofiber mats for wound healing.

In this study, a blend mixture of chitosan-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (CS 2 wt%-EDTA) at a weight ratio of 30/70 and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution (10 wt%) was electrospun to produce fibrous mats with lysozyme (10, 20 and 30 wt%) used for wound healing. The morphology and diameter of the electrospun fiber mats with and without lysozyme were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM)...

Electrospun Ceramic Nanofiber Mats Today: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

Ceramic nanofibers (NFs) have recently been developed for advanced applications due to their unique properties. In this article, we review developments in electrospun ceramic NFs with regard to their fabrication process, properties, and applications. We find that surface activity of electrospun ceramic NFs is improved by post pyrolysis, hydrothermal, and carbothermal processes. Also, when combi...

Hydrodynamics of Drop Impact and Spray Cooling through Nanofiber Mats