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Applications of Cellulose Acetate Nanofiber Mats

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Electrospinning is an efficient process for fabrication of polymeric ultrafine fibers with diameters ranging from sub-micrometer to nanometer. It involves the application of a strong electric field across a conductive capillary attaching to a polymer liquid-containing reservoir and a collector. The obtained ultrafine fibers exhibit several interesting characteristics, e.g., high surface area to mass or volume ratio, high porosity, vast possibilities for surface functionalization, etc. These unique characteristics make them used in various applications such as biomedical, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications, etc. Cellulose acetate, the acetate ester of cellulose, has been widely used as fibers. Recently, the electrospinning of cellulose acetate has been attracted due to its good thermal stability, chemical resistance, biocompatibility, biodegradability, etc. These properties render it suitable for use in various applications including tissue engineering, drug delivery system, wound dressing, separation membrane, etc. This chapter covers research related to electrospinning of cellulose acetate and the potential applications of cellulose acetate fibers.

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  1. School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Tasud, 57100, Muang, Chiang Rai, Thailand

    Orawan Suwantong

  2. The Petroleum and Petrochemical College (PPC) and The Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology (PetroMAT), Chulalongkorn University, 10330, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand

    Pitt Supaphol

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    Jitendra K. Pandey

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    Hitoshi Takagi

  3. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

    Antonio Norio Nakagaito

  4. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

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Suwantong, O., Supaphol, P. (2015). Applications of Cellulose Acetate Nanofiber Mats. In: Pandey, J., Takagi, H., Nakagaito, A., Kim, HJ. (eds) Handbook of Polymer Nanocomposites. Processing, Performance and Application. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45232-1_70

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