Electrospun nanofiber reinforced composites: A review

S Jiang, Y Chen, G Duan, C Mei, A Greiner… - Polymer …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper provides a comprehensive overview on the properties of electrospun nanofibers
and their application as reinforcements in composites. The paper first introduces the …

Mechanical properties of electrospun fibers—a critical review

TU Rashid, RE Gorga… - Advanced Engineering …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanical properties of electrospun fibers play an important role in determining their
applications. Most of the reported literature measures the mechanical properties of …

A review of key challenges of electrospun scaffolds for tissue‐engineering applications

S Khorshidi, A Solouk, H Mirzadeh… - Journal of tissue …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue engineering holds great promise to develop functional constructs resembling the
structural organization of native tissues to improve or replace biological functions, with the …

Polymer-based composites by electrospinning: Preparation & functionalization with nanocarbons

JKY Lee, N Chen, S Peng, L Li, L Tian, N Thakor… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a straightforward yet versatile technique for the preparation of polymeric
nanofibers with diameters in the range of nanometers to micrometers, and has been rapidly …

Electrospinning: A fascinating fiber fabrication technique

N Bhardwaj, SC Kundu - Biotechnology advances, 2010 - Elsevier
With the emergence of nanotechnology, researchers become more interested in studying
the unique properties of nanoscale materials. Electrospinning, an electrostatic fiber …

Polymer/carbon nanotube nano composite fibers–a review

Y Liu, S Kumar - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2014 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are regarded as ideal filler materials for polymeric fiber
reinforcement due to their exceptional mechanical properties and 1D cylindrical geometry …

Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications

M Rinaudo - Progress in polymer science, 2006 - Elsevier
Chitin is the second most important natural polymer in the world. The main sources exploited
are two marine crustaceans, shrimp and crabs. Our objective is to appraise the state of the …

Edge electrospinning for high throughput production of quality nanofibers

NM Thoppey, JR Bochinski, LI Clarke… - Nanotechnology, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
A novel, simple geometry for high throughput electrospinning from a bowl edge is presented
that utilizes a vessel filled with a polymer solution and a concentric cylindrical collector …

The potential of electrospinning to enable the realization of energy-autonomous wearable sensing systems

KRS Dinuwan Gunawardhana, RBVB Simorangkir… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The market for wearable electronic devices is experiencing significant growth and
increasing potential for the future. Researchers worldwide are actively working to improve …

Fabrication of multiwalled carbon nanotube-reinforced electrospun polymer nanofibers containing zero-valent iron nanoparticles for environmental applications

S Xiao, M Shen, R Guo, Q Huang, S Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
A new approach to immobilizing zero-valent iron nanoparticles (ZVI NPs) into electrospun
polymer nanofibers with enhanced mechanical properties for environmental applications is …