Functional nanofibers and their applications / edited by Qufu Wei.

Published in association with the Textile Institute.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Nanofibers are a flexible material with a huge range of potential applications in areas such as technical textiles. The book summarises key trends in the processing and applications of these exciting materials."--Back cover

Cover; Functional nanofibers and their applications; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles; Part I Types and processing; 1 Nanofibers: principles and manufacture; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Principles of electrospinning; 1.3 Solution electrospinning; 1.4 Melt electrospinning; 1.5 Future trends; 1.6 References; 2 Types and processing of structured functional nanofibers: core-shell, aligned, porous and gradient nanofibers; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Core-shell nanofibers; 2.3 Aligned nanofibers; 2.4 Porous nanofibers; 2.5 Gradient nanofibers.

2.6 Applications of structured functional nanofibers2.7 Future trends; 2.8 References; 3 Processing of composite functional nanofibers; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Formation of polymer and polymer composite nanofibers; 3.3 Formation of polymer and nanoparticle composite nanofibers; 3.4 Formation of polymer and inorganic salt composite nanofibers; 3.5 Examples and applications of composite functional nanofibers; 3.6 Future trends; 3.7 Acknowledgments; 3.8 References; 4 Carbon and polymer nanofiber reinforcements in polymer matrix composites: processing and applications; 4.1 Introduction.

4.2 Composite formation with nanofibers4.3 Strengths and weaknesses of nanofibers in composites; 4.4 Applications of nanofiber composites; 4.5 Future trends; 4.6 References; 5 Inorganic functional nanofibers: processing and applications; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Processing of inorganic nanofibers; 5.3 Case study: preparation, structure and properties of TiO2 inorganic nanofibers; 5.4 Doping inorganic nanofibers; 5.5 Applications of inorganic functional nanofibers; 5.6 Future trends; 5.7 References; 6 Surface functionalization of polymer nanofibers; 6.1 Introduction.

6.2 Surface functionalization using physical technologies6.3 Surface functionalization using chemical technologies; 6.4 Surface functionalization using nanotechnologies; 6.5 Surface functionalization using biotechnology; 6.6 Future trends; 6.7 References; Part II Applications; 7 Functional nanofibers for filtration applications; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Key principles of nanofibers for filtration; 7.3 Filtration of nanoparticles from gas streams; 7.4 Nanofiber catalyst support structures; 7.5 Future trends and conclusions; 7.6 Acknowledgments; 7.7 References; 7.8 Appendix: notation.

8 Functional nanofibers for drug delivery applications8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Drug delivery mechanisms; 8.3 Applications of functional nanofibers in drug delivery: a case study; 8.4 Future trends; 8.5 References; 9 Functional nanofibers for tissue engineering applications; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Electrospinning of nanofibers; 9.3 Applications of nanofibers in tissue engineering; 9.4 Conclusions; 9.5 References; 10 Functional nanofibers in lithium-ion batteries; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Components and materials in lithium-ion batteries; 10.3 Applications of nanofibers in lithium-ion batteries.

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