Functional electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for biomedical applications.

Current research on the blends of natural and synthetic polymers as new biomaterials: Review

Electrospun nanofibers are extensively studied and their potential applications are largely demonstrated. Today, electrospinning equipment and technological solutions, and electrospun materials are rapidly moving to commercialization. Dedicated companies supply laboratory and industrial-scale components and apparatus for electrospinning, and others commercialize electrospun products. This paper focuses on relevant technological approaches developed by research, which show perspectives for scaling-up and for fulfilling requirements of industrial production in terms of throughput, accuracy, and functionality of the realized nanofibers. A critical analysis is provided about technological weakness and strength points in combination with expected challenges from the market.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/mame.201200290

Industrial Upscaling of Electrospinning and Applications of Polymer Nanofibers: A Review

Functional materials by electrospinning of polymers

Polyaniline nanostructures and the role of aniline oligomers in their formation

Evaluation of microplastic release caused by textile washing processes of synthetic fabrics

Study on the structure and properties of wool keratin regenerated from formic acid.

Performances and properties of intrinsic conductive cellulose-polypyrrole textiles

Keratin proteins are the major component of hair, feathers, wool and horns and represent an important source of renewable raw materials for many applications. Regenerated keratin has useful properties such as biocompatibility and biodegradability. Moreover, keratin materials can absorb heavy metal ions, formaldehyde and other VOCs. In this work, regenerated keratin was blended with aqueous solutions of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) in different proportion in order to improve its processability. Keratin/PEO nanofibres were produced by electrospinning the blend aqueous solutions. The chemical, physical and rheological characteristics of the blend solutions were correlated with morphology, structural, thermal and mechanical properties of the electrospun mats.

Claudio Tonin

Papers

Evaluation of microplastic release caused by textile washing processes of synthetic fabrics

Study on the structure and properties of wool keratin regenerated from formic acid.

Performances and properties of intrinsic conductive cellulose-polypyrrole textiles

Structure and properties of Keratin/PEO blend nanofibres

Structure and Properties of Keratin/Peo Blend Nanofibres