Electrospun nanofibers research [[electronic resource] ] : recent developments / / A.K. Haghi, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460012203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• ISBN: 1-61728-392-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (327 p.)
• Collana: Nanotechnology science and technology series
• Altri autori (Persone): HaghiA. K
• Disciplina: 620/.5
• Soggetti: Nanofibers - Design and construction; Electrospinning - Research; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERSRESEARCH: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ELECTROSPINNING FOR TISSUE ENGINEERINGAPPLICATIONS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""1. Electrospinning Techniques""; ""1.1. Electrospinning Overview""; ""1.2. Electrospinning Production for Tissue Engineering""; ""2. APPLICATIONS OF ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS IN BIOMEDICALAPPLICATIONS""; ""2.1. Wound Dressing""; ""2.2. Controlled Drug Delivery""; ""3. APPLICATIONS OF ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS IN TISSUEENGINEERING""; ""3.1. Historical and Definition""; ""3.2. Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering""""3.2.1. Bone""; ""3.2.2. Cartilage""; ""3.3. Skin Tissue Engineering""; ""3.4. Vascular Tissue Engineering""; ""3.5. Cardiac Tissue Engineering""; ""3.6. Neural Tissue Engineering""; ""4. CONCLUSION""; ""5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""6. REFERENCES""; ""WORKING WITH ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLDS: SOMEPRACTICAL HINTS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. POLYMER PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES""; ""3. CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS""; ""4. SCAFFOLD WETTING""; ""5. SCAFFOLD STERILIZATION""; ""6. SCAFFOLD SHRINKAGE""; ""7. Handling of scaffolds for cell culture""""8. CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS EVALUATION ; OFELECTROSPUN NONWOVEN WEBS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""METHODOLOGY""; ""Simulation of Electrospun Web""; ""FIBER DIAMETER MEASUREMENT""; ""Manual Method""; ""Distance Transform""; ""Direct Tracking""; ""REAL WEBS TREATMENT""; ""EXPERIMENTAL""; ""RESULTS AND DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ACHIEVEMENTS IN ELECTROSPINNING OFPOLYANILINE-POLYACRYLONITRILE BLENDNANOFIBERS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""EXPERIMENTAL""; ""Materials""; ""Sample Preparation""""Electrospinning""; ""Characterization""; ""RESULTS AND DISCUSSION""; ""EFFECT OF PANI CONTENT""; ""EFFECT OF ELECTROSPINNING TEMPERATURE""; ""EFFECT OF APPLIED VOLTAGE""; ""ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""SOME PRACTICAL HINTS IN ELECTROSPINNING OFNANOFIBERS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. PROCESSING CONDITION""; ""2.1. Applied Voltage""; ""2.2. Feed Rate""; ""3. THEORY AND MODELING""; ""4. EFFECT OF VOLTAGE AND SPINNING DISTANCE ON MORPHOLOGYAND DIAMETER""; ""5. CONCLUDING REMARKS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""SOME PRACTICAL HINTS TO CONTROL THEINSTABILITY AND FAILURE MODES IN ELECTROSPUNNANOFIBERS""""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. EFFECT OF SYSTEMATIC PARAMETERS ON ELECTROSPUNNANOFIBERS AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS""; ""2.1. Solution Properties""; ""2.1.1. Viscosity""; ""2.1.2. Solution Concentration""; ""2.1.3. Molecular Weight""; ""2.1.4. Surface Tension""; ""2.1.5. Solution Conductivity""; ""2.2. Processing Condition""; ""2.2.1. Applied Voltage""; ""2.2.2. Feed Rate""; ""3. CONCLUDING REMARKS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""EVALUATION OF ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBER WEBPORE STRUCTURE : SOME PRACTICAL HINTS""