Applications polymeric nanofibers

Polymer-supported Ag nanoparticles have been widely investigated and provide potential applications as catalysts, photonic and electronic sensors, wound dressings, body wall repairs, augmentation devices, tissue scaffolds, and antimicrobial filters [15-22]. For these applications, Ag nanoparticles have to be supported in a biocompatible polymer system [23-26]. The electrospinning technique has often been adopted for the incorporation of Ag nanoparticles into polymer porous media. In this chapter, we review the preparation methods and properties of Ag nanoparticles incorporated into polymeric nanofibers and their applications in the fields of filtration, catalysis, tissue engineering and wound dressing. 

The present volume entitled, Biomedical Applications of Polymeric Nanofibers attempts to provide a broad overview on the preparation techniques, structures and biomedical applications of different biopolymeric nanofibers. The book consists of 9 chapters ... 

Pham, Q.R Sharma, U. Mikos, A.G. Electrospinning of polymeric nanofibers for tissne engineering applications. Tissue Eng. 2006,12 (5), 1197-1211. 

Q.P. Pham, U. Sharma, A.G. Mikos, Electrospinning of polymeric nanofibers for tissue engineering applications a review. Tissue Eng. 12(2006)1197-1211. 

Graham, K., Ouyang, M., Raether, T., (jrafe, T., McDonald, B., andKnauf, P. Polymeric Nanofibers in Air Filtration Application, Fifteenth Annual Technical corference and Expo of the American Filtration and Separations Society. Galveston, Texas, pp. 9-12 (April, 2002). 

Electrospinning based on the application of a static electric field on a polymer solution or melt through a spinneret appears to be a simple and well-controllable technique able to produce polymeric nanofibers. A typical experimental setup is based on a capillary injection tip, a high-voltage source able to apply electric fields of 100-500 KVm , and a metallic collector, or counter electrode. Electric current in electrospinning experiments is usually in the order of a few milliamperes. ... 

Casper, C. L., W. Yang, M. C. Farach-Carson, and J. F. Rabolt (2006). Understanding the effects of processing parameters on electrospun fibers and applications in tissue engineering. In Polymeric Nanofibers. ACS Symposium Series 918. Edited by D. H. Reneker and H. Fong. Oxford University Press (USA), p. 205. 

Graham, K., M. Ouyang, T. Raether, T. Grafe, B. McDonald, and P. Knauf (2002). Polymeric nanofibers in air filter applications. Presented at the Fifteenth Annual Technical Conference Expo of the American Filtration Separations Society, Galveston, Texas, April 9-12, 2002. 

Hu X, et al. Electrospinning of polymeric nanofibers for drug delivery applications. J Control Release 2014 185 12-21. 

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