TY - JOUR
T1 - Biological, Chemical, and Electronic Applications of Nanofibers
AU - Elumalai, Naveen K
AU - Nguyen, Luong TH
AU - Chen, Shilin
AU - Prabhakaran, Molamma P
AU - Zong, Yun
AU - Vijila, Chellappan
AU - Allakhverdiev, Suleyman I
AU - Ramakrishna, Seeram
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - With their high‐surface‐to‐volume ratio, nanofibers have been postulated to increase interactions between nanofibrous materials and targeted substrates, which are helpful to overcome many obstacles and enhance the efficiency in a diverse number of applications. Over the past decade, many studies have been published on the fabrication of nanofibers and their applications in various fields. In this review, novel biological, chemical, and electrical characteristics of nanofibers as well as their recent status and achievements in medicine, chemistry, and electronics are analyzed. It is found that nanofibers can induce fast regeneration of many tissues/organs in medical applications and improve the efficiency of many chemical and electronics applications.
AB - With their high‐surface‐to‐volume ratio, nanofibers have been postulated to increase interactions between nanofibrous materials and targeted substrates, which are helpful to overcome many obstacles and enhance the efficiency in a diverse number of applications. Over the past decade, many studies have been published on the fabrication of nanofibers and their applications in various fields. In this review, novel biological, chemical, and electrical characteristics of nanofibers as well as their recent status and achievements in medicine, chemistry, and electronics are analyzed. It is found that nanofibers can induce fast regeneration of many tissues/organs in medical applications and improve the efficiency of many chemical and electronics applications.
U2 - 10.1002/mame.201200143
DO - 10.1002/mame.201200143
M3 - Article
SN - 1438-7492
SP - 822
EP - 867
JO - Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
JF - Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
ER -