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Industrial Upscaling of Electrospinning and Applications of Polymer Nanofibers: A Review
Author(s) -
Persano Luana,
Camposeo Andrea,
Tekmen Cagri,
Pisignano Dario
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.201200290
Subject(s) - electrospinning , commercialization , nanofiber , materials science , nanotechnology , scale (ratio) , manufacturing engineering , process engineering , polymer , business , composite material , engineering , marketing , physics , quantum mechanics
Electrospun nanofibers are extensively studied and their potential applications are largely demonstrated. Today, electrospinning equipment and technological solutions, and electrospun materials are rapidly moving to commercialization. Dedicated companies supply laboratory and industrial‐scale components and apparatus for electrospinning, and others commercialize electrospun products. This paper focuses on relevant technological approaches developed by research, which show perspectives for scaling‐up and for fulfilling requirements of industrial production in terms of throughput, accuracy, and functionality of the realized nanofibers. A critical analysis is provided about technological weakness and strength points in combination with expected challenges from the market.