Electrospun Nanofibers

Mehdi Afshari currently works as a Principal Investigator at DuPont and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University. He has 20 years of academic and industry experience. Some of his expertise include polymer processing and characterization; nanofibers (including electrospun); fibers and nanofibers processing; and polymer structure-process-property relationship. Mehdi Afshari has published many articles in prestigious polymer journals and book chapters and has been granted 15 US patents. Over the years he has been successful in introducing innovative products to meet market needs.

1. Introduction

Section One: The electrospinning process 2. Melt-electrospinning of nanofibers 3. Coaxial electrospinning of nanofibers 4. Solution electrospinning of nanofibers 5. Controlling nanofiber morphology by the electrospinning process 6. Improving fiber alignment during electrospinning

Section Two: Structure and property characterization testing and modeling of electrospun nanofibers 7. Geometrical characterization of electrospun nanofibers 8. Chemical characterization of electrospun nanofibers 9. Physical characterization of electrospun nanofibers 10. Structure–property relationship of electrospun fibers 11. Molecular modeling and simulations 12. Modeling and simulation of the electrospinning process 13. Modeling performance of electrospun nanofibers and nanofibrous assemblies

Section Three: Electrospinning for particular fiber types and applications 14. Electrospun TiC/C composite nanofibrous felt and its energy-related applications 15. Electrospun chitosan fibers 16. Electrospinning of patterned and 3D nanofibers 17. Electrospun nanofibers for filtration applications 18. Electrospun conductive nanofibers for electronics 19. Electrospun nanofibrous tissue scaffolds 20. Electrospun nanofibers with antimicrobial properties 21. Electrospun nanofibers in protective clothing 22. Electrospun polyvinyl alcohol/pectin composite nanofibers