Nanofibers
A special issue of Fibers (ISSN 2079-6439).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2017) | Viewed by 26452
Special Issue Editor
Interests: green composites; green materials; composites; resins; bioresins; biocomposites; nanofibers; green nanofibers; sustainable materials; fiber/resin interface
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Dear Colleagues,
Nanofibers are fibers with diameters smaller than 100 nm. Because of their ultrahigh surface per unit weight, nanofibers can be used in any application where surface characteristics are critical. Organic nanofibers can be spun by melt processing, electrospinning, electrostatic spinning, force spinning, as well as other methods. Nanocellulosic fibers have been derived from plants as well as bacteria. Nanofibers have been used in many applications including filters (HEPA and ultrafiltration for both liquids and gases), medicine (tissue scaffolding, drug delivery, wound dressing, etc.), pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, medical textiles, sport apparel, etc. Nanofibers are also used in energy applications, such as photovoltaic cells, membrane fuel cells, etc. The current trend in nanofibers is to use them for micropower generation. High strength nanofibers may also be used as reinforcing agent in composite materials.
The Special Issue will include many aspects of nanofibers, but will focus on manufacturing, characterization and applications of nanofibers.
Prof. Dr. Anil N. Netravali
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Nanofiber production
- Electrospinning
- Force Spinning
- Melt processing
- Cellulose nanofibers
- Nanobio fibers
- Carbon nanofibers
- Nanofiber modifications
- Nanofiber applications
- Nanofiber based composites
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