Polymer Nanofibers Building Blocks for Nanotechnology

Research into polymer nanofibers has increased significantly over the last decade, prompting the need for a comprehensive monograph examining the subject as knowledge of their properties and potential applications has increased.

The progress of research on polymer nanofibers has become especially relevant and rapid in the past couple of years. Polymer nanofibers is a hot topic, crossing many fields of nanotechnology and attracting an extremely broad audience from scientists working in different fields such as either the fabrication or the use of polymer nanofibers. This book gives a comprehensive presentation of polymer nanofibers, including both the relevant physical aspects of nanofiber formation and of their structural, superficial, optical, electrical and biological properties, and the main technological issues of methods for fabricating nanofibers, with a special focus on electrospinning. The exceptional coverage of applications in different forms, the use of interdisciplinary technical language as well as the 'from materials to applications' chapter approach, which is ideal for post-graduate students, means various interest groups including physicists, biologists, biotechnologists and engineers will find it to be an extremely valuable resource.

Research into polymer nanofibers has increased significantly over the last decade, prompting the need for a comprehensive monograph examining the subject as knowledge of their properties and potential applications has increased. Postgraduate students and researchers new to the field will benefit from the "from materials to applications" approach to the book, which examines the physio-chemical properties in detail, demonstrating how they can be exploited for a diverse range of applications, including the production of light and wound dressings. Techniques for the fabrication, notably electrospinning, are discussed at length. This book provides a unique and accessible source of information, summarising the last decade of the field and presenting an entry point for those entering the field and an inspiration to established workers. The author is currently the national coordinator for several research projects examining the applications of polymer nanofibers, alongside active international collaborations.