Fundamentals and Applications of Micro- and Nanofibers

Alexander L. Yarin is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illinois, Chicago and concurrently a Professor of the College of Engineering at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea. Behnam Pourdeyhimi is a Distinguished Chaired Professor of Materials in the College of Textiles and the Executive Director of the Nonwovens Institute. Seeram Ramakrishna is a Professor of Materials Engineering and Director of the Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology at the National University of Singapore.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Polymer physics and rheology; 3. General quasi-one-dimensional equations of dynamics of free liquid jets. Capillary and bending instability; 4. Melt and solution blowing; 5. Electrospinning of micro and nanofibers; 6. Additional methods and materials used to form micro and nanofibers; 7. Tensile properties of micro and nanofibers; 8. Post-processing; 9. Applications of micro and nanofibers; 10. Military applications of micro and nanofibers; 11. Applications of micro and nanofibers and micro and nanoparticles: healthcare, nutrition, drug delivery and personal care.

'Many new, imaginative and important technological and biomaterial applications of fibers are being built upon information presented in this comprehensive, authoritative and enabling book.' Darrell H. Reneker, University of Akron, Ohio