Electrospun Nanofibers

Mehdi Afshari currently works as a Principal Chemical Engineer at Medtronic. He has more than 20 years of academic and industry experience. Some of his expertise include polymer process and product development, nanofibers (including electrospun), bioabsorbable polymers, fibers and nanofibers processing, and polymer structure-process-property relationship.

• 1. IntroductionSection One: The electrospinning process2. Melt-electrospinning of nanofibers3. Coaxial electrospinning of nanofibers4. Solution electrospinning of nanofibers5. Controlling nanofiber morphology by the electrospinning process6. Improving fiber alignment during electrospinningSection Two: Structure and property characterization testing and modeling of electrospun nanofibers7. Geometrical characterization of electrospun nanofibers8. Chemical characterization of electrospun nanofibers9. Physical characterization of electrospun nanofibers10. Structure–property relationship of electrospun fibers11. Molecular modeling and simulations12. Modeling and simulation of the electrospinning process13. Modeling performance of electrospun nanofibers and nanofibrous assembliesSection Three: Electrospinning for particular fiber types and applications14. Electrospun TiC/C composite nanofibrous felt and its energy-related applications15. Electrospun chitosan fibers16. Electrospinning of patterned and 3D nanofibers17. Electrospun nanofibers for filtration applications18. Electrospun conductive nanofibers for electronics19. Electrospun nanofibrous tissue scaffolds20. Electrospun nanofibers with antimicrobial properties21. Electrospun nanofibers in protective clothing22. Electrospun polyvinyl alcohol/pectin composite nanofibers