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Multifluid electrospinning for the generation of complex nanostructures
Author(s) -
Yu DengGuang,
Wang Menglong,
Li Xiaoyan,
Liu Xinkuan,
Zhu LiMin,
Annie Bligh Sim Wan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
wiley interdisciplinary reviews: nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1939-0041
pISSN - 1939-5116
DOI - 10.1002/wnan.1601
Subject(s) - electrospinning , nanostructure , nanomaterials , nanotechnology , materials science , coaxial , nanofiber , computer science , composite material , polymer , telecommunications
Abstract New nanostructure means new nanotechnology and nanoscience. The need of complex nanostructure‐based advanced functional nanomaterials has promoted the appearance of several kinds of multifluid electrospinning processes, such as tri‐axial electrospinning, quad‐fluid coaxial electrospinning, tri‐fluid side‐by‐side electrospinning, and coaxial electrospinning with a side‐by‐side core. These multifluid processes can greatly expand the capability of electrospinning in generating new types of nanostructures with different organization manner of the inner parts, and from both spinnable and unspinnable working fluids. The key elements for conducting a multifluid electrospinning lie in a well‐designed spinneret, compatibility of the working fluids, and special operational parameters. The complex nanostructures can be created through direct electrospinning of multiple fluids, through after‐treatment of the electrospun products, and through ingenious design of the components, compositions and their spatial distributions as well. This article provides a simple review on the most recent publications about the multifluid electrospinning processes and the corresponding complex nanostructures. This article is characterized under: Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Emerging Technologies Implantable Materials and Surgical Technologies > Nanomaterials and Implants