Science and engineering of electrospun nanofibers for advances in clean energy,water filtration,and regenerative medicine |
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Authors: | S Ramakrishna R Jose P S Archana A S Nair R Balamurugan J Venugopal W E Teo |
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Affiliation: | (1) Healthcare and Energy Materials Laboratory, National University of Singapore, 117576 Singapore, Singapore;(2) Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A-STAR, 3 Research Link, 117602 Singapore, Singapore;(3) King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;(4) Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Pahang, Malaysia |
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Abstract: | Nanostructured materials with high aspect ratio and one-dimensional (ID) morphology are nature’s choices when high degree
of functional performances and flexible properties are concerned. Two examples are extracellular matrices in tissues of living
organism, and light harvesting rods of the retina and chlorophyll. Electrospinning (E-spinning) is a simple processing technique
that allows fabrication of high aspect ratio nanofibers (NFs) in a commercial scale. Electrospun nanofibers (E-spun NFs) combine
a number of physical properties such as guided electron transport, strain-induced electronic properties, high mechanical strength,
high degree of flexibility, large specific surface area, high electron and thermal diffusivity, and tailorable pore distribution.
Our laboratory has been involved in fabrication of E-spun polymeric, inorganic, and polymer-nanocomposite fibers in random,
aligned, cross-aligned, sheaths, tubes, yarns, core/shell, and trilayer morphologies. This article focuses on application
of the E-spun fibers in the areas of clean energy, water treatment, and regenerative medicine in the authors’ laboratory.
In addition, the article briefly reviews the progress made in these areas using E-spun NFs. |
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