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How Nanofibers can Improve the Performance of Biosensors 2023-07-04

Using Nanotechnology to Improve Indoor Air Quality 2023-07-03

Preparation of multifunctional nano clay electrospun nanofibers and their application in air filtration 2023-06-09

Nanofiber cabin air filter media 2023-06-08

Our cars, which offer comfort to your life, can threaten our health if necessary precautions are not taken. Because the air we breathe in our vehicle during travel consists of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Pollution inside a car cabin is high because emissions from the environment circulate in the car cabin.

Scientists Copy Silkworms to Spin Nanofibers 2023-06-07

Silk is a protein fiber produced naturally by insect larvae for the purpose of manufacturing a cocoon, with some of the best-known silk obtained from the mulberry silkworm. Recently, scientists have developed a new approach to nanofiber production inspired by the head bobbing of silkworms.

Treating polluted water with nanofiber membranes 2023-06-06

Schematic diagram of the preparation of the nanofiber membrane. Credit: Chen et al. When oil contaminates water, it creates a film that reduces oxygen levels and introduces toxic substances. This can lead to the death of aquatic plants and animals, contaminate soil, and ultimately threaten human health.

Scientists thread rows of metal atoms into nanofiber bundles 2023-06-02

Piezoelectric stimulation from electrospun composite nanofibers for rapid peripheral nerve regeneration 2023-06-01

Preparation of Needleless Electrospinning Polyvinyl Alcohol/Water-Soluble Chitosan Nanofibrous Membranes: Antibacterial Property and Filter Efficiency 2023-05-31

Functionalization of structural materials through electro-blown spinning of ultrathin and transparent silk fibroin ionotronic nanofiber skin 2023-05-30

Author:Jinling Zhu, Hailiang Yang, Leitao Cao, Chenchen Dai, Jing Ren, Junrui Liang, Shengjie Ling

Electrospun polyethersulfone@MOF composite membranes for air cleaning and oil-water separation 2023-05-29

Filtration and separation materials have gradually become a research hotspot on account of the increasing attention paid to the global environmental pollution problem. However, most filtration and separation materials can not balance the contradiction between high filtration & separation efficiency and its reusability. In this work, we report the successful fabrication of polyethersulfone@MOF (PESU@MOF) membranes using electrospinning with 1.22 ± 0.55 µm diameter, owning excellent mechanical property and high filtration efficiency (>99 %). For heat, acid and alkalic condition treatment, the stress of PESU@MOF-0.1 membrane slightly decreases to 0.50 ± 0.01 MPa under heating 12 h at 200 ℃. At the same time, the stress of PESU@MOF-0.1 membrane declines dramatically after treated by 1.0 mol/L HCl and NaOH, respectively, for 4 h. Moreover, compared with PESU membranes, quality factor (QF) value (0.12 Pa−1) of PESU@MOF-0.075 membrane increases by nearly 134.1 %, exhibiting excellent filtrati

Multifunctional Nanofibers towards Active Biomedical Therapeutics 2023-05-26