Polymer-based composites by electrospinning: Preparation & functionalization with nanocarbons

JKY Lee, N Chen, S Peng, L Li, L Tian, N Thakor… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a straightforward yet versatile technique for the preparation of polymeric
nanofibers with diameters in the range of nanometers to micrometers, and has been rapidly …

Recent advances in shape memory soft materials for biomedical applications

BQY Chan, ZWK Low, SJW Heng… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are smart and adaptive materials able to recover their
shape through an external stimulus. This functionality, combined with the good …

Sequential electrospinning of multilayer ethylcellulose/gelatin/ethylcellulose nanofibrous film for sustained release of curcumin

P Wang, Y Li, C Zhang, F Feng, H Zhang - Food chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, sequential electrospinning was utilized to fabricate a multilayer film with
ethylcellulose nanofibers as the outer layer and curcumin-loaded gelatin nanofibers as the …

Recent progress of membrane distillation using electrospun nanofibrous membrane

LD Ti**g, JS Choi, S Lee, SH Kim, HK Shon - Journal of Membrane …, 2014 - Elsevier
Rapid population growth has resulted in imbalance in the supply and demand of fresh water
for human consumption. As the sources of fresh water from surface water and fresh …

Characterization of gelatin/zein films fabricated by electrospinning vs solvent casting

L Deng, X Kang, Y Liu, F Feng, H Zhang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, the gelatin, zein, and gelatin/zein films were fabricated by electrospinning and
solvent casting, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning …

Molecular orientation in electrospun fibers: from mats to single fibers

M Richard-Lacroix, C Pellerin - Macromolecules, 2013 - ACS Publications
Electrospinning is the most versatile and popular technique for preparing nanofibers from a
very broad range of polymer systems. In spite of more than 20 years of studies, our …

Fabrication of polymeric membranes for membrane distillation process and application for wastewater treatment: Critical review

F Tibi, A Charfi, J Cho, J Kim - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally driven membrane separation process in which
only vapor molecules can be transferred through hydrophobic membrane. Significant efforts …

Advanced multi-nozzle electrospun functionalized titanium dioxide/polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene (TiO2/PVDF-HFP) composite membranes for direct …

EJ Lee, AK An, P Hadi, S Lee, YC Woo… - Journal of Membrane …, 2017 - Elsevier
The unique capabilities of electrospinning technology are being increasingly utilized in the
fabrication of hydrophobic membranes to improve the membrane distillation (MD) process in …

Electrospun polyurethane/carbon nanotube composites with different amounts of carbon nanotubes and almost the same fiber diameter for biomedical applications

ZE Zadeh, A Solouk, M Shafieian… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the net effect of raw carbon nanotube (CNTs) on the
final properties of polyurethane (PU)/CNT composites considering their biomedical …

Electrospinning: A facile technique for fabricating polymeric nanofibers doped with carbon nanotubes and metallic nanoparticles for sensor applications

Z Su, J Ding, G Wei - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The increased interest in electrospinning (ES) and its recent applications for fabrication of
sensors and biosensors is driven by the development of materials science and …