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INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS PUBLISHING Nanotechnology 17 (2006) R89–R106
NANOTECHNOLOGY doi:10.1088/0957-4484/17/14/R01
TOPICAL REVIEW
A review on electrospinning design and nanofibre assemblies
W E Teo1 and S Ramakrishna1,2,3,4
1 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore 3 Division of Bioengineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore
E-mail: engtwe@nus.edu.sg and seeram@nus.edu.sg
Received 5 April 2006 Published 30 June 2006 Online at stacks.iop.org/Nano/17/R89 Abstract Although there are many methods of fabricating nanofibres, electrospinning is perhaps the most versatile process. Materials such as polymer, composites, ceramic and metal nanofibres have been fabricated using electrospinning directly or through post-spinning processes. However, what makes electrospinning different from other nanofibre fabrication processes is its ability to form various fibre assemblies. This will certainly enhance the performance of products made from nanofibres and allow application specific modifications. It is therefore vital for us to understand the various parameters and processes that allow us to fabricate the desired fibre assemblies. Fibre assemblies that can be
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A review on electrospinning design and nanofibre assemblies
This article has been downloaded from IOPscience. Please scroll down to see the full text article. 2006 Nanotechnology 17 R89 (http://iopscience.iop.org/0957-4484/17/14/R01) View the table of contents for this issue, or go to the journal homepage for more
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INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS PUBLISHING Nanotechnology 17 (2006) R89–R106
NANOTECHNOLOGY doi:10.1088/0957-4484/17/14/R01
TOPICAL REVIEW
A review on electrospinning design and nanofibre assemblies
W E Teo1 and S Ramakrishna1,2,3,4
1 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore 3 Division of Bioengineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore
E-mail: engtwe@nus.edu.sg and seeram@nus.edu.sg
Received 5 April 2006 Published 30 June 2006 Online at stacks.iop.org/Nano/17/R89 Abstract Although there are many methods of fabricating nanofibres, electrospinning is perhaps the most versatile process. Materials such as polymer, composites, ceramic and metal nanofibres have been fabricated using electrospinning directly or through post-spinning processes. However, what makes electrospinning different from other nanofibre fabrication processes is its ability to form various fibre assemblies. This will certainly enhance the performance of products made from nanofibres and allow application specific modifications. It is therefore vital for us to understand the various parameters and processes that allow us to fabricate the desired fibre assemblies. Fibre assemblies that can be