Coaxial electrospinning and emulsion electrospinning of core-shell fibers

A. L. Yarin

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    Abstract

    The mini-review is devoted to coaxial electrospinning (co-electrospinning, emulsion electrospinning), a group of novel methods for making core-shell nanofibers and hollow nanotubes. The physical aspects of the process are described in brief, in particular, its modeling and possible drawbacks of the process resulting in formation of fibers without a long intact core. After that the main applications of co-electrospinning are considered. They include drug release, encapsulation of different biologically active compounds, cell scaffolds, formation of nanotubes, and nanofluidics.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)310-317
    Number of pages8
    JournalPolymers for Advanced Technologies
    Volume22
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011 Mar

    Keywords

    • Co-electrospinning
    • Core-shell nanofibers
    • Drug release
    • Emulsion electrospinning
    • Encapsulation
    • Nanofluidics
    • Nanotubes

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Polymers and Plastics

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