Introduction to Nanofibrous Membranes

Here, facile access to mesoporous structured silica nanofibrous membranes (MPSNMs) with superior flexibility, high specific surface area, and large mesopore volume is provided, that is, using phase separation-driven electrospinning technique and subsequent calcination processing.

Among various techniques for the membrane fabrication, electrospinning with advantages of ease in mass production and potential incorporation of other functional materials on the nanoscale surface has gained widespread interest for the preparation of novel nanofibrous membranes with selective wettability, rational pore structure and high specific surface area.

The chlorinated P(AN-VAPH) nanofibrous membranes showed intriguing features of unique 3D morphological structures with large specific surface area, good mechanical performance, rechargeable chlorination capacity (>5000 ppm), long-term durability, and desirable biocidal activity against both bacteria and viruses (>99.

Electrospun nanofibrous membranes (ENFMs) have many superior advantages, such as large specific surface area, high porosity, easy modification, good flexibility, and easy separation for recycling, which are consider as excellent adsorbents.

Porous nanofibrous membranes have ultrahigh specific surface areas and could be broadly employed in protein purification, enzyme immobilization, and biosensors with enhanced selectivity, sensitivity, and efficiency.

After the surface coating of the PANI shell, the optimized PANI@CNT-CNC/PVA-PAA nanofibrous membranes exhibit a large porosity, an enhanced specific surface area, a superior tensile strength of ~54.

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first successful demonstration of the synergistic combination of intrinsically microporous polyimides and MOFs in the form of electrospun nanofibrous membranes and their application for VOC removal.

In this study, we have developed poly(lactic acid) (PLA) electrospun nanofibrous membranes (EFMs) surface coated by cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) and/or silk peptide (SP).

The composite nanofibrous membranes were employed as a low-cost adsorbent for efficient removal of organic dye (employed as a model) from water in batch and fixed bed adsorption.

In this work, the polyacrylonitrile monolayer/composite nanofibrous membranes were successfully fabricated at different processing parameters.

Chitosan nanofibrous membranes are quite popular in the field of tissue regeneration because of their structural and chemical similarity to the natural ECM.

The chitosan nanofibrous membranes were fabricated on an aluminum foil-covered collector of the electrospinning system.

The resultant nanofibrous membranes showed a proportional increase in antibacterial efficacy with the rise in AgNPs loading against both Gram-positive S.

Our approach can endow the resultant nanofibrous membranes with powerful biocidal activity (6 log CFU reduction against E.

We report a simple routine where the zirconium-based UiO-66-NH2 metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are nucleated as a layer on the surface of PVA nanofibrous membranes (UiO-66-NH2@PVA NFMs).

In the present work, PVA nanofibrous membranes were fabricated using roller electrospinning techniques.

The paclitaxel-loaded nanofibrous membranes provided sustained drug release and site-specific treatment by directly targeting and changing the tumor microenvironment, resulting in low systemic toxicity and a significant improvement in the therapeutic effect and safety compared with conventional chemotherapy.

In this work, emulsion electrospinning was used for the preparation of tramadol-loaded nanofibrous membranes based on poly(ε-caprolactone).

Here we report a one-step approach to simultaneously manipulate both the surface roughness and surface chemistry of PVDF nanofibrous membranes for enhanced direct-contact membrane distillation (DCMD) performances.

By tailoring the parameters for electrospinning, PAA-g-PVDF nanofibrous membranes with interpenetrated nanofibers and microsphere structure were formed, and the membrane surface was endowed with high roughness on the micrometer scale.

These fabricated nanofibrous membranes’ attached inserts have advantages such as low cost, ready availability, easy fabrication, tunable porosity, autoclavability, and biomaterial-based nanofibrous membranes.

Additionally, the contact angles of the fabricated nanofibrous membranes showed marked decrease from 86.

These excellent properties endow the ZnO/PANI/PAN nanofibrous membranes with great potential in treating oily wastewater.

This finding was consistent with predictions derived from a Weibull analysis for the mechanical reliability of PAN nanofibrous membranes.

673 in a cyclohexane–water–solid system) onto porous nanofibrous membranes, which were able to achieve continuous separation of oil–water mixtures.

Porous nanofibrous membranes have ultrahigh specific surface areas and could be broadly employed in protein purification, enzyme immobilization, and biosensors with enhanced selectivity, sensitivity, and efficiency.

Therefore, it is crucial to develop novel nanofibrous membranes with enhanced mechanical strength and thermal stability.

Among various techniques for the membrane fabrication, electrospinning with advantages of ease in mass production and potential incorporation of other functional materials on the nanoscale surface has gained widespread interest for the preparation of novel nanofibrous membranes with selective wettability, rational pore structure and high specific surface area.

Electrospinning is an economy and highly reproducible procedure for the fabrication of polymeric nanofibrous membranes.

Polymeric nanofibrous membranes (NFMs) with both high whiteness and high thermal and ultraviolet (UV) stability are highly desired as reflectors for ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) devices.

The highest and fastest dye removal occurs for the nanofibrous membranes containing 2 wt % nanofiller, where about 80% of the cationic dye is removed after 15 min.

In this study, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofibrous membranes containing silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were successfully fabricated by the combination of electrospinning and a green reduction approach.

The chlorinated P(AN-VAPH) nanofibrous membranes showed intriguing features of unique 3D morphological structures with large specific surface area, good mechanical performance, rechargeable chlorination capacity (>5000 ppm), long-term durability, and desirable biocidal activity against both bacteria and viruses (>99.

Additionally, the contact angles of the fabricated nanofibrous membranes showed marked decrease from 86.

Herein, a poly(methacrylatoethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride-co-methyl methacrylate) copolymer was synthesized, and then blended with polyethersulfone for the fabrication of nanofibrous membranes via electrospinning for the use of fast and massive removal of dyes and bacteria.

We prepared polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibrous membranes via electrospinning and investigated the effects of the oven-drying and thermal-pressing conditions on their porosity and tensile strength.

As a result, the nanofibrous membranes exhibits enhanced electrolyte uptake performance (~870%, with an electrolyte contact angel of 0°) and robust thermal dimensional stability (stable at 160°C for 1.

After the surface coating of the PANI shell, the optimized PANI@CNT-CNC/PVA-PAA nanofibrous membranes exhibit a large porosity, an enhanced specific surface area, a superior tensile strength of ~54.

In this work, the silk fibroin/cellulose blend nanofibrous membranes modified with sodium-3-sulfobenzoate (S-SCBNM) were fabricated by electrospinning technique for lysozyme adsorption.

In this work, we fabricate the silk-derived nanofibrous membranes modified with 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BDSNM) that could yield reactive oxygen species (ROS) driven under UV light irradiation.

The paclitaxel-loaded nanofibrous membranes provided sustained drug release and site-specific treatment by directly targeting and changing the tumor microenvironment, resulting in low systemic toxicity and a significant improvement in the therapeutic effect and safety compared with conventional chemotherapy.

Hybrid PCL meshes/PLGA nanofibrous membranes provided a sustainable release of metronidazole, lidocaine, and estradiol for 4, 25, and 30 days, respectively, in vitro.