ABSTRACT
Electrospinning is a fiber-spinning technique used to produce long, three-dimensional, ultrafine fibers with diameters in the range of a few nanometers to a few micrometers (more typically from 100 nm to 1 µm) and of lengths up to kilometers (Fig. 6.1). When used in finished products, the unique properties of nanofibers can be exploited, such as extraordinarily high surface area, very high porosity, tuneable pore size and surface functionalities, tuneable layer thinness, easy inclusion of nano-and microparticles, high permeability, low density, and their abilities to retain electrostatic charges. Electrospinning is well known for its cost effectiveness for fabrication of micro-and nanofiber materials [1, 2].
