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Networks: Supramolecular Nanofiber Webs in Nonwoven Scaffolds as Potential Filter Media (Small 12/2013)
Author(s) -
Misslitz Holger,
Kreger Klaus,
Schmidt HansWerner
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201370066
Subject(s) - nanofiber , microfiber , electrospinning , materials science , supramolecular chemistry , supramolecular polymers , scaffold , polymer , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , composite material , molecule , chemistry , organic chemistry , biomedical engineering , medicine , engineering
Typically, polymer micro‐ and nanofibers are prepared by top‐down approaches such as meltblowing or electrospinning. In contrast, H.‐W. Schmidt and co‐workers demonstrate on page 2053 a bottom‐up approach via the self‐assembly of small molecules to supramolecular nanofibers. This approach can form supramolecular nanofiber webs within a scaffold in situ. The remarkable intrinsic stability of the supramolecular nanofibers in combination with their good adhesion on the polymer scaffold result in microfiber/nanofiber composites, which are stable under typical air filtration conditions.