Electrospinning: A fascinating fiber fabrication technique

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-347

  Bhardwaj, Nandana ^a   Kundu, Subhas C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Collector; Electric jet; Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Non woven mats; Polymer solution; Solvents

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; DIVERSE FIELDS; EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRIC JET; ELECTROSPINNING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROSPUN FIBERS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX COMPONENTS; FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; FIBER MORPHOLOGY; FUTURE PROSPECTS; HIGH SURFACE AREA; MELT ELECTROSPINNING; NANO-SCALE MATERIALS; NANOSCALE FIBERS; NON-WOVEN; NON-WOVEN MATS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SOLVENT PROPERTIES; SPUN FIBER; STRONG ELECTRIC FIELDS; SUBMICRON; VOLUME RATIO; WOUND DRESSINGS;

BIOSENSORS; DRUG DELIVERY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; FIBERS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NANOFIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOLVENTS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WEAVING;

ELECTROSPINNING;

BIOMATERIAL; NANOTUBE;

FIBER OPTICS; IMMOBILIZATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMER; SOLVENT; SURFACE AREA;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES;

EID: 77949652722     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.01.004     Document Type: Review

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