This review describes the recent developments in natural and synthetic nanofibers to support human stem cell (hSC) propagation and differentiation. Nanofibers are promising substrates for regenerative medicine because of their morphologies that structurally mimic the in vivo microenvironment, that is, the extracellular matrix (ECM). Cellular behavior, including attachment, proliferation, and di...

The natural extract of Caryophyllus aromaticus (clove) and aluminum oxide nanoparticles (NPs) was packed in honey/chitosan (HTCs) to manufacturing biocompatible antibacterial nanofibrous wound bandage. This work will compare two types agents, the first is a which clove extracted from aromaticus, second metal nanoparticles, are 0xide nanoparticles. (CE) NPs (Al2O3 NPs) enriched HTCs prepare HTCs...

Y-shaped carbon nanofibers as a multi-branched carbon nanostructure have potential applications in electronic devices. In this article, we report that several types of Y-shaped carbon nanofibers are obtained from ethanol flames. These Y-shaped carbon nanofibers have different morphologies. According to our experimental results, the growth mechanism of Y-shaped carbon nanofibers has been discuss...

The objective of this study was to compare the adsorption/desorption of target compounds on homemade electrospun nanofibers, polystyrene (PS) nanofibers, acrylic resin (AR) nanofibers and PS-AR composite nanofibers with Tenax TA. Ten volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were analyzed by preconcentration onto different sorbents followed by desorption (thermal and solvent orderly) and analysis by ca...

Zein nanofibers containing cyclodextrins (zein/CD) were produced via electrospinning. Three types of CDs (α-CD, β-CD and γ-CD) having 10%, 25% and 50% (w/w) were individually incorporated into zein nanofibers. SEM imaging elucidated that the morphologies of the electrospun zein/CD nanofibers depended on the CD type and weight percentage. The incorporation of CDs in zein improved the electrospin...

Polyester (PET) nanofibers incorporating cyclodextrins (CD) were obtained via electrospinning. a-CD, b-CD, and c-CD were used to functionalize PET nanofibers. Beadfree PET/CD nanofibers were obtained from lower polymer concentration indicating that the incorporation of CD in polymer solution improved the electrospinnability of the PET nanofibers. XRD studies indicated that CD were distributed i...

Natural, biocompatible, and biodegradable composite nanofibers made of Aloe vera extract, pullulan, chitosan, citric acid were successfully produced via Forcespinning® technology. The addition extract at different weight percent loadings was investigated. morphology, thermal properties, physical water absorption the characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infra...

Electrospinning (ES) is one of the most useful techniques to form nanofibers in a diameter of several hundred nanometers (Doshi & Reneker, 1995, Buchko et al., 1999, Huang et al., 2003). The diameter of the nanofibers produced by ES is at least one or two orders of magnitude smaller than those of conventional fiber production methods like melt or solution spinning. As a result, the electrospun ...

objective(s): electrospun nanofibrous mats of poly(lactic acid) (pla) and nanohydroxyapatite (nano-ha) were prepared and proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells on the prepared nanofibers were investigated in this study. materials and methods: pla/nano-ha nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning. the effects of process parameters, such as nano-ha concentration, distance, ...

It has been stated clearly that nanofillers could make an enhancement on the mechanical performances of dental composites. In order to address current shortage of traditional dental composites, fillers in forms of nanofibers or nanotubes are broadly regarded as ideal candidates to greatly increase mechanical performances of dental composites with low content of fillers. In this review, the effo...