Material encapsulation and transport in core-shell micro/nanofibers, polymer and carbon nanotubes and micro/nanochannels

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Yarin, Alexander L. ; Zussman, Eyal ; Wendorff, Joachim H. ; Greiner, Andreas:
Material encapsulation and transport in core-shell micro/nanofibers, polymer and carbon nanotubes and micro/nanochannels.
In: Journal of Materials Chemistry. Bd. 17 (2007) Heft 25 . - S. 2585-2599.
ISSN 1364-5501
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B618508H

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Abstract

In this article, we review recent work on the co-electrospinning of polymer core-shell nanofibers and the manufacture of hollow nanotubes. The encapsulation and release of bioactive compounds from co-electrospun core-shell fibers is considered next, bearing in mind such applications as sensors and drug release. Then, nanofluidic phenomena in nanotubes made via co-electrospinning (as well as via the other processes) are discussed. We also consider dielectrophoresis in microchannels as a possible tool for the separation of viruses, nanoparticles and macromolecules.