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Applications of controlled electrospinning systems
Author(s) -
Bellan Leon M.,
Craighead Harold G.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
polymers for advanced technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.61
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1099-1581
pISSN - 1042-7147
DOI - 10.1002/pat.1790
Subject(s) - electrospinning , nanofiber , materials science , nanotechnology , fabrication , nanoscopic scale , deposition (geology) , coaxial , composite material , polymer , computer science , telecommunications , medicine , paleontology , alternative medicine , pathology , sediment , biology
Electrospinning is a powerful technique that uses an electrically forced fluid jet to form nanofibers from a material dissolved in a solvent. While the complex whipping motion of a typical electrospinning jet results in a nonwoven mat of fibers, there have been many developments aimed at controlling the deposition of an electrospinning jet to form more ordered patterns of nanofibers. Such controlled deposition is desirable as it would provide a low‐cost fabrication technique for nanoscale devices such as nanomechanical devices, electronic devices, and light‐emitting systems. Nanofibers may also be used as masks or templates to create nanoscale structures in other materials. Other modifications to a standard electrospinning system allow for atypical nanofiber morphologies such as hollow or coaxial nanofibers, side‐by‐side nanofiber deposition, etc. This review will highlight electrospinning systems modified for controlled or atypical deposition, and will discuss applications of the fibers resulting from such systems. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.