Science and technology of polymer nanofibers

摘要: Preface. Acknowledgments. 1 Introduction. 1.1 Historical Background. 1.2 Basic Experimental Approach. 1.3 Description of Electrostatic Spinning. 1.4 Nanofiber Applications Areas. 2 Introduction to Polymer Solutions. 2.1 Average Molecular Weight. 2.2 Selecting Solvents: Solubility Parameter. 2.3 Thermodynamic Criterion for Solubility. 2.4 Macromolecular Models. 2.5 Viscosity Dilute 2.6 Concentrated 3 Electrospinning Basics. 3.1 Weight Effects 56 3.2 Electrical Charge. 3.3 Bead Formation in Electrospinning. 3.4 Practice. 4 Factors Affecting Quality. 4.1 The Solution. 4.2 Environment. 4.3 Collector. 4.4 Applied Potential. 4.5 Feed Rate. 4.6 Capillary Tip. 4.7 Gap Distance. 4.8 Relative Importance Variables. 4.9 Examples Reported Data. 5 Characterization Nanofibers and Mats. 5.1 Mat Porosity Pore Size Distribution. 5.2 Diameters Sizes by Microscopy. 5.3 Mechanical Properties 5.4 Single-Fiber Characterization. 5.5 Crystallinity. 6 Composite Nanofibers. 6.1 Carbon Nanotubes 6.2 Metal-Nanofiber Composites. 6.3 Polymer-Clay 6.4 Decorated or Exocomposite 7 Biomedical 7.1 Drug Delivery Applications. 7.2 Scaffolding 7.2.1 Natural Biopolymers. 7.3 Other 7.4 Future Directions. 8 8.1 Air Filtration. 8.2 Sensors. 8.3 Inorganic 9 Recent Developments 9.1 with Surface Porosity. 9.2 Core-Shell 9.3 Highly Aligned 9.4 Mixed 9.5 Crosslinked Appendix I. Electrospun Polymers Used Tissues Engineering biomedical II: Summary Table References. Index.