The electrospinning technology allows for the simple and economic manufacture of nanofibres from various materials (polymers, ceramics, etc.) with different morphologies and structures. These nanofibres present different properties: a large surface area/volume, high porosity, adjustable pore sizes and the ability to give them functionalities. They are therefore perfect candidates for a wide range of applications, such as drug delivery in the biomedicine sector, the reinforcement of composite materials for transport, sensors and a long etc.
Of these applications, filtration has shown an exponential growth in recent years; generating new challenges that ensure the elimination of fine particles of the size of viruses in the air, and emerging pollutants, such as new pesticides and medications in water. Nanofibres are an excellent, highly efficient material due to the diameter of the fibre on a nanometric scale, and low resistance to the passing of fluids due to their high porosity.
CONTENT
- We will look at:
- The electrospinning technology
- Key parameters and their influence
- Electrospinning materials of primary interest
- Sectors of application
- We will show cases in which it has been used, focusing on filtration
SPEAKER
- Ana Pérez Márquez – Researcher in the multi-functional materials group
TARGET AUDIENCE
Anyone interested in the development and application of new trends in nanofibres, from a business or technological point of view.
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