Electrospun cellulose

Stylianopoulos, T., Kokonou, M., Michael, S., Tryfonos, A., Rebholz, C., Odysseos, A.D., et al., 2012. Tensile mechanical properties and hydraulic permeabilities of electrospun cellulose acetate fiber meshes. J. Biomed. Mater. Res. Appl. Biomater. 100 (8), 2222-2230. 

There are four types of nanocellulose depending on their fabrication method bacterial cellulose, electrospun cellulose, microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and whiskers of cellulose (nanorods). Bacterial cellulose is a nanomaterial derived from plant material by bacterial action in the presence of oxygen. Various strains of Acetobacter species [82,83] can be used to produce cellulose, although strains of pseudomonas, Achrobacter, Alcaligene, Aerobacter and Azotobacter [84] can also be used. The bacterial cellulose... 

Electrospun cellulose acetate fiber mats containing curcumin and release characteristic of the herbal substance. Polymer, 48, 7546-7557. 

Taepaiboon, P., Rungsardthong, U., and Supaphol, P. (2007) Vitamin-loaded electrospun cellulose acetate nanofiber mats as transdermal and dermal therapeutic agents of vitamin A acid and vitamin E. Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm., 67, 387—397. 

V., Vervaet, C., Coenye, T., Verstraelen, H., Temmerman, M., Demeester, J., and Smedt, S.C.D. (2012) Electrospun cellulose acetate phthalate fibers for semen induced anti-HIV vaginal drug delivery. Biomaterials, 33, 962-969. 

Suwantong O, Opanasopit P, Ruktanonchai U and Supaphol P (2007), Electrospun cellulose acetate fiber mats containing curcumin and release characteristic of the herbal substance . Polymer, 48(26), 7546-7557. DOI 10.1016/j. polymer. 2007.11.019. 

In electrospun cellulose acetate/polyaniline fibers, PANI acts as a nucleating agent for the formation of crystallites. PANI increases the overall degree of crystallization, leading to increased dipoles in the nanofibrous nonwoven membranes. ... 

Ma Z, KotaM M, Ramakrishna S (2005) Electrospun cellulose nanofiber as affinity membrane. J Memb Sci 265(1-2) 115-123... 

Kim, C. W., M. W. Frey, M. Marquez, and Y. L. Joo (2005). Preparation of submicron-scale, electrospun cellulose fibers via direct dissolution. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics 43(13) 1673-1683. 

R. Konwarh, N. Karak, and M. Misra, Electrospun cellulose acetate nanofibers The present status and gamut ofbiotechn ological applications. Biotechnol. Adv. 31,421-437 (2013). 

Figure 12.3 SEM images of electrospun cellulose fiber in room temperature ionic liquid with organic co-solvents. RTIL/DMF (a) 1 0.5, (b) 1 0.75, (c) 1 1, RlL/DMAc (d) 1 0.5, (e)l 0.75, (f) 1 1. (Adapted from Reference [97]).

Figure 12.4 SEM images of electrospun cellulose fibers from 9 wt% DP210 cellulose/NMMO/water solution with a rotating collector (a) 1.2 rpm and (b) 6 rpm. Flowrate was kept at 0.03 mL/min. (Adapted from Reference [100]).

Chen, G., Liu, H., 2008. Electrospun cellulose nanofiber reinforced soybean protein isolate composite film. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110, 641-646. 

Fig. 14.7 Schematic of the light scattering device. The cellulose derivate was electrospun on the surfaces of the conductive substrates (Almeida et al. 2009b). Reprinted with permission liom Almeida PL, Kundu S, Borges JP, Godinho MH, Figueirinhas JL (2009), Electro-optical light scattering shutter using electrospun cellulose-based nano- and microfibers . Applied Physics Letters 95 043501. Copyright 2009, AIP Publishing LLC...

Another advantage of using electrospun cellulose derivatives non-woven mats is the significant decrease in production costs associated with the fabrication of these type of devices, since the amount of raw materials is much smaller and polarizers and surface treatment are not needed. 

Fig. 1.10 (a) FE-SEM image and (b) high magnification FE-SEM image of electrospun cellulose nanofibers (Reprinted with permission from Viswanathan et al. [98]. 2006 Americtm Chemical Society)... 

Deng L, Young RJ, Kinloch lA, Zhu Y, Eichhom SJ (2013) Carbon nanofibres produced from electrospun cellulose nanofibres. Carbon 58 66-75. doi 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.02.032... 

---