Abstract
Several methods are available for the production of nanofibres, such as rotary jet spinning, melt fibrillation, electrospinning, sol-gel method, phase separation, gas-jet technique, self-assembly and template synthesis. However, electrospinning surpasses all of them in terms of efficiency and effectiveness. Electrospinning enables the production of continuous nanofibres from a wide range of materials. It also facilitates precise control over several fibre/membrane properties like diameter, morphology, composition, porosity, etc., that too by using simple equipment and even simpler procedure. Nanofibres produced from electrospinning technique exhibit diverse features, such as high porosity, high surface area-to-volume ratio, small pore size, low weight and good mechanical properties. Considering these favourable characteristics, electrospun membranes are extensively used to fabricate bioactive products for application in various areas like healthcare, energy harvesting and storage, biomedical, environmental engineering, defence and security. This chapter focuses on the potential use of various natural, synthetic, functionalised, encapsulated and composite electrospun nanofibrous membranes for antibacterial bioactive applications.
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Ali, W., Gadkari, R., Arora, S., Somkuwar, V., Chowdhury, A. (2021). Antibacterial Electrospun Nanofibres. In: Inamuddin, Ahamed, M.I., Prasad, R. (eds) Advanced Antimicrobial Materials and Applications. Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7098-8_10
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