Fabrication of nanofibers

Matsumura S, Uemura S, Mihara H. Fabrication of nanofibers with uniform morphology by self-assembly of designed peptides. Chem Eur J 2004 10 2789-2794. 

Lala, N. L., et al.. Fabrication of nanofibers with antimicrobial functionality used as filters protection against bacterial contaminants. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2007,97(6), 1357-1365. 

Hassan MA, et al. Fabrication of nanofiber meltblown membranes and their filtration properties. J Membr Sci 2013 427 336-44. 

Xie, J., Ma, B., Michael, P.L., Shuler, F.D., 2013a. Fabrication of nanofiber scaffolds with gradations in fiber organization and their potential applications. Macromolecular Bioscience 12 (10), 1336-1341. http //dx.doi.Org/10.1002/mabi.201200115. 

The fabrication technique of active layer (electron donor and electron acceptor) also affects the properties and PCE of the fabricated organic solar cells. Thin film of active layer can be prepared by spin coating, solution printing, roll-to-roll, spray coating, etc. In this contribution, fabrications of nanofibers by electrospinning to control the morphology of semiconductor materials and the uses of electrospun nanofibers as active layers or other parts of organic solar cells will be later reviewed. 

In 2009, the fabrication of nanofibers from another conducting polymer (a derivative of PPV, that is, poly[2,5-(20-ethylhexyloxy)]-l,4-phenylenevinylene (BFH-PPV)) by electrospinning with PVP blend was reported by Liu et al. [60]. A composite of BFH-PPV/PCBM nanofibers was also successfully fabricated in that report. This study showed the feasibility of fabrication of donor-acceptor composite nanofibers by electrospinning. 

S. F. Fennessey, J. R.. Farris. 2004. Fabrication of aligned and molecularly oriented elecfrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibers and the mechanical behavior of their twisted yams. Polymer, 45.pp. 4217- 4225. 

Synthetic acrylic nanofibers were the first polymers to be electrospun by a process in which a grounded surface was used as a target to collect fibers emanating from a charged source [2]. Those conditions used some 40 years ago are still being employed today to enable the fabrication of almost all other polymer materials. There are a vast number of degradable synthetic polymer materials from which... 

Ayutsede J et al (2005) Regeneration of Bombyx mori silk by electrospiiming. Part 3 characterization of electrospun nonwoven mat. Polymer 46(5) 1625-1634 Kwon IK, Matsuda T (2005) Co-electrospun nanofiber fabrics of poly(L-lactide-co-epsilon-caprolactone) with type I collagen or heparin. Biomacromolecules 6(4) 2096-2105... 

Li D, Xia YN (2004) Direct fabrication of composite and ceramic hollow nanofibers by electrospinning. Nano Lett 4(5) 933-938... 

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