ABSTRACT
Ceramic materials are normally hard and inert and therefore well known for their excellent mechanical and thermal properties, as well as excellent resistance against corrosion and chemical erosion. Among the different approaches, electrospinning is a simple and versatile technique for preparing the various types of nanofibers with controlled morphology and structure on an industrial scale and has the merits of simplicity, high efficiency, low cost, and high reproducibility. This chapter examines different types of ceramic nanofibers developed by the electrospinning technique with their prospective applications in the various fields. Electrospinning is a technique to synthesized polymeric nanofibers by applying a high electric field to a polymeric solution. Monolithic fibers are synthesized by electrospinning a solution composed of only a single polymer without any additives. The electrospun fiber has a core-shell morphology in which core and shell are separately distinguishable when observed under an electron microscope. It is possible to isolate the core from the shell.
