Electrospun and Nanofibrous Membranes

Electrospun and Nanofibrous Membranes: Principles and Applications covers the fundamental basic science and many engineering aspects of electrospun membrane technology and nanofibers, membrane design and membrane processes. The book comprehensively reviews a wide range of applications including pressure-driven processes, MD process, batteries, oil-water separation, air filtration, drug delivery, fuel-cells, and ion-exchange membranes, as well as antimicrobial membranes. Electrospun and Nanofibrous Membranes will be useful for a range of audiences: chemical, polymer, and materials engineers; professors and graduate students working on membrane-based separation technology and electrospun nanofibers; as well as R&D engineers in industry working with applications including water and wastewater treatment, desalination, drug delivery and tissue engineering, new generation of batteries, fuel cells, and air filtration.

1. Principles of electrospinning 2. Melt electrospinning for membrane fabrication 3. Electrospraying for Membrane Fabrication 4. Gas-assisted electrospinning and electroblowing 5. Co-axial electrospinning 6. Bubble electrospinning 7. Needleless electrospinning 8. Organic and Inorganic electrospun nanofibers 9. Scaleup strategies for nanofibers production 10. Non-electro nanofiber spinning 11. Characterization of nanofibers 12. Electrospun membranes for microfiltration 13. Electrospun membranes for UF/NF/RO/FO/PRO membranes and processes 14. Application of Electrospun and Micro/Nanofibrous Membranes for Membrane Distillation Application 15. Nanofibers for oil-water separation and coalescing filtration 16. Electrospun adsorptive membranes for ion adsorption 17. Electrospun ion-exchange membranes 18. Nanospun Membranes Developed by Electrospinning Technique for Drug Delivery Applications 19. Antimicrobial electrospun membranes 20. Electrospun membranes for batteries 21. Electrospun membranes for fuel cell technology 22. Electrospun membranes for air filtration 23. Smart and novel nanofiber membranes 24. Future perspectives and market of the electrospun membranes