Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes: From Synthesis to Applications (Volume II)
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 15345
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Interests: bioprocess engineering; biomaterials; biomass valorization; polymer chemistry
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Interests: nanofibers; electrospinning; nanomaterials; nanobiotechnology
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Dear Colleagues,
Electrospinning is a popular technique used in the preparation of nanofiber membranes. The electrospun nanofibrous membranes have a large surface-to-volume ratio, high mechanical robustness and excellent pore interconnectivity, making them highly versatile in many applications. In particular, they can serve as a powerful filtration matrix for wastewater treatment, desalination, gas separation, and the recovery of valuable compounds. Other noteworthy applications of electrospun nanofibrous membranes include tissue engineering, packaging, energy generation and storage, as well as sensors. The performance of nanofiber membranes in these applications is governed by their chemical as well as physical properties, such as hydrophilicity, hydrophobicity, nanofiber morphology, membrane porosity and mechanical strength. Recent advances in material engineering have facilitated a vast choice of materials for the fabrication of nanofibers, which can be used in the synthesis of nanofiber membranes with a wide variety of surface topography and morphology.
This Special Issue of “Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes: From Synthesis to Applications (Volume II)” aims to report the latest developments in the design and application of nanofiber membranes in various fields. In this regard, authors are invited to contribute their most recent findings on the fundamental or application aspects of nanofiber membranes. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the membrane fabrication, surface modification, membrane filtration, adsorption and purification of biological molecules, thermodynamic and kinetic studies of adsorption, membrane bioreactor design, simulation of adsorption process, and nanofiber membrane chromatography.
Dr. Ooi Chien Wei
Prof. Dr. Yu-Kaung Chang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fabrication of nanofiber membrane
- nanofiber membrane surface modification
- physical and chemical properties of nanofiber membrane
- applications of nanofiber membrane
- nanofiber membrane process
- nanofiber membrane chromatography
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