In this article our latest advances in the development of efficient barrier systems against microand nano-particulate materials are presented. Nanofibrous polyamide 6 (PA6) mats were fabricated by electrospinning onto a nonwoven viscose substrate. The influence of electrospinning parameters including solution concentration, viscosity, and conductivity, were studied for the production of nonwove...

This chapter deals with an overview of design and fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds for tissue engineering (TE) applications using the electrospinning technique. A general introduction to cellulose, a short overview of sources and methodology for the production of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), and principles of tissue engineering and the electrospinning technique will be given. A...

A fast discrete model for the simulations of thin charged jets produced during the electrospinning process is derived, based on an efficient implementation of the boundary element method for the computation of electrostatic interactions of the jet with itself and with the electrodes. Short-range electrostatic forces are evaluated with slender-body analytical approximations, whereas a hierarchic...

Nanoscale three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds offer great promise for improved tissue integration and regeneration by their physical and chemical property enhancements. Electrospinning is a versatile bottom-up technique for producing porous 3D nanofibrous scaffolds that could closely mimic the structure of extracellular matrix. Much work has been committed to the development of this process throug...

The green and one-step synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au-NP) incorporated into electrospun cyclodextrin-nanofibers (CD-NF) without the use of a carrier polymer matrix was achieved in this study. Chemically modified CD (hydroxypropyl-b-cyclodextrin (HPbCD)) was used as both a reducing and stabilizing agent as well as a fiber matrix for the electrospinning of HPbCD/Au-NP-NF composite mats. Elec...

Electrospinning is a simple method for producing ultrafine fibers, and has attracted much recent interest. The classical approach was either polymer solutions or polymer melts. Bubbfil spinning (e.g. bubble-electrospinning) is a facile method to fabricate nanofibers with high surface area to volume ratio and high porosity. Polyether sulfone (PES) dissolved in N,N-Dimethylacetamide (DMAC) was us...

This paper describes an atomic force microscope (AFM) based voltage-assisted electrospinning technique. Single nanofibers on substrates are prepared via simultaneous preparation and deposition. In this work, an AFM-based electrospinning process is developed to generate polyethylene oxide (PEO) polymeric single fibers with nanometer scale diameters. The results demonstrate the feasibility of thi...

Electrospun nanofibers have gathered more consideration in worldwide to deliver the bioactive agents in a sustained manner for biomedical applications. In this study, chlorogenic acid loaded polycaprolactone nanofibers were fabricated by electrospinning process and the average fiber diameters were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy analysis. Further, Fourier transform infrared spectros...