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Combining the Best of Two Worlds: Nanoparticles and Nanofibers
Author(s) -
Bannwarth Markus,
Crespy Daniel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201402316
Subject(s) - nanofiber , nanoparticle , electrospinning , nanotechnology , materials science , colloid , polymer , chemical engineering , composite material , engineering
The preparation and applications of nanoparticles and nanofibers are widely described in the literature. Both types of materials have specific advantages but also drawbacks. We discuss here the methods to fabricate nanofibers from nanoparticles and vice versa by template‐free methods and colloid‐electrospinning. Nanoparticles and nanofibers can be also synergistically combined to yield nanostructured constructs that display highly advantageous properties such as good mechanical integrity, double protection of encapsulated substances, or the possibility to co‐encapsulate payloads with different polarities.