Electrospinning : materials, processing, and applications /

• Main Author: Wendorff, Joachim H.
• Other Authors: Agarwal, Seema (Chemistry professor), Greiner, Andreas
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim ; Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Subjects: Electrospinning.; Nanofibers.; Polymers > Electric properties.; MEDICAL > Instruments & Supplies.; Electronic books.

"Electrospinning is from the academic as well as technical perspective presently the most versatile technique for the preparation of continuous nanofibers obtained from numerous materials including polymers, metals, and ceramics. Shapes and properties of fibers can be tailored according to the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Nature of the electrospinning process : experimental observations and theoretical analysis
• Nanofiber properties
• Nonwovens composed of electrospun nanofibers
• Electrospinning : some technical aspects
• Modification of the electrospinning technique
• Materials considerations
• Technical applications of electrospun nanofibers
• Medicinal applications for electrospun nanofibers.