Fundamentals and applications of micro and nanofibers /

A comprehensive exposition of micro and nanofiber forming, this text provides a unified framework of all these processes (melt and solution blowing, electrospinning and so on) and describes their foundations, development and applications. It provides an up-to-date, in-depth physical and mathematical...

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Main Authors: Yarin, Alexander L., 1953- (Author), Pourdeyhimi, Behnam (Author), Ramakrishna, Seeram (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Polymer physics and rheology
  • General quasi-one-dimensional equations of dynamics of free liquid jets, capillary and bending instability
  • Melt- and solution blowing
  • Electrospinning of micro- and nanofibers
  • Additional methods and materials used to form micro- and nanofibers
  • Tensile properties of micro- and nanofibers
  • Post-processing
  • Applications of micro- and nanofibers
  • Military applications of micro- and nanofibers
  • Applications of micro- and nanofibers, and micro- and nanoparticles: healthcare, nutrition, drug delivery and personal care.