In this study, we select naproxen (NAP) as a reference drug and electrospun poly (ɛ-caprolactone) (PCL) nanofibers as a fibrous matrix for our drug-delivery system. NAP was complexed with beta-cyclodextrin (βCD) to form inclusion complex (NAP-βCD-IC) and then NAP-βCD-IC was incorporated into PCL nanofibers via electrospinning. The incorporation of NAP without CD-IC into electrospun PCL was also...

Electrospinning is a versatile technique, which can be used to generate nanofibers from a rich variety of materials. We investigate the variation of a zinc oxide (ZnO)-polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) composite structure in morphology by electrospinning from a series of mixture solutions of ZnO sol-gel and PVP. Calcination conditions for the crystallization of ZnO nanofibers and removal of the PVP co...

The rationale behind this project work was to prepare neomycin sulphate loaded chitosan nanofibers via electrospinning methods so as to enhance wound healing property. Natural polymers are used as main compounds for design of therapeutic drug delivery systems for treatment of different ailments. Chitosan and Neomycin sulphate have proven wound healing properties individually. The combination of...

With global concerns about the shortage of fossil fuels and environmental issues, the development of efficient and clean energy storage devices has been drastically accelerated. Nanofibers are used widely for energy storage devices due to their high surface areas and porosities. Electrospinning is a versatile and efficient fabrication method for nanofibers. In this review, we mainly focus on th...

Nanofibers are one-dimensional nanomaterial in fiber form with diameter less than 1 µm and an aspect ratio (length/diameter) larger than 100:1. Among the different types of nanoparticle-loaded nanofiber systems, nanofibers loaded with magnetic nanoparticles have gained much attention from biomedical scientists due to a synergistic effect obtained from the unique properties of both the nanofiber...

Scaffolds made of aligned nanofibers are favorable for nerve regeneration due to their superior nerve cell attachment and proliferation. However, it is challenging not only to produce a neat mat or a conduit form with aligned nanofibers but also to use these for surgical applications as a nerve guide conduit due to their insufficient mechanical strength. Furthermore, no studies have been report...

Nanofibers are well-known nanomaterials that are promising for many important applications. Since sample preparation for the applications usually starts from a nanofiber solution, characterization of the original conformation of nanofibers in the solution is significant because the conformation affects remarkably the behavior of nanofibers in the samples. However, the characterization is very d...

Nanofibers containing ferrocene (Fc) have been prepared for the first time by electrospinning. In this paper, Fc was dispersed uniformly throughout the poly(vinypyrrolidone) (PVP) matrix for the purpose of combining the properties of PVP and Fc. The effects of solvents and Fc concentration on the morphologies and diameters of nanofibers were investigated. In the DMF/ethanol solvent, the morphol...

in this work, cofe2o4 nanoparticles have been prepared by co-precipitation technique. the synthesized cofe2o4 nanoparticles were applied in the preparation of cofe2o4/polyacrylonitrile fiber nanocomposites by the electrospinning process. the prepared nanoparticles and nanofibers were characterized using the scanning electron microscopy (sem) and x-ray diffraction methods. the results manifested...

Electrospinning was applied to nitrocellulose (NC) solutions  in DMF, DMSO  and  Ethyl  methyl  keton  to  obtain  NC  nanofibers. Electrospraying  process  was  observed  when  DMF  was  used  as solvent.  In  comparison  to NC/DMF, NC/DMSO  solution  resulted  in the  formation  of  a  coating  film  as  indicate  by  SEM.  Two  different electrospun  nanofibers,  smooth  nanofibers  wit...