Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 13, Issue 21, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym13213746
Keywords
nanofibers; electrospinning; applications; health care; energy devices
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Funding
- Sustainable Tropical Data Center [R265000A50281]
- NUS COVID-19 Research Seed Funding [NUSCOVID19RG-11]
- Lloyd's Register Foundation, UK [R265000553597]
- NUS Hybrid-Integrated Flexible (Stretchable) Electronic Systems (HiFES) Program Seed Fund [R265000628133]
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Electrospun nanofiber technologies have been widely utilized in various fields for their superior structure and performance. This review article focuses on the recent advancements and challenges in the healthcare and energy devices fields, emphasizing the unique potential of nanofibers.
Electrospun nanofibers have been exploited in multidisciplinary fields with numerous applications for decades. Owing to their interconnected ultrafine fibrous structure, high surface-to-volume ratio, tortuosity, permeability, and miniaturization ability along with the benefits of their lightweight, porous nanofibrous structure, they have been extensively utilized in various research fields for decades. Electrospun nanofiber technologies have paved unprecedented advancements with new innovations and discoveries in several fields of application including energy devices and biomedical and environmental appliances. This review article focused on providing a comprehensive overview related to the recent advancements in health care and energy devices while emphasizing on the importance and uniqueness of utilizing nanofibers. A brief description regarding the effect of electrospinning techniques, setup modifications, and parameters optimization on the nanofiber morphology was also provided. The article is concluded with a short discussion on current research challenges and future perspectives.
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