What´s Nanofibers?

Nanotechnology, especially nanofibers, has attracted attention for application to tissue engineering [1]. A large surface area to volume ratio is a unique property of nanofibers consistent with cell migration and proliferation in tissue engineering scaffolds [2]. Scaffolds can be made in several ways including solvent casting, particle leaching, phase separation, emulsion freeze drying, 3D printing technology, and many other methods [3]. However, the simplicity of electrospinning offers advantages for nanofiber scaffold structures [4].

"The easiest way to make nanofibers is to extend directly from the polymer solution using a glass micropipette," said Dr. Alexander Tokarrev, research assistant at the Institute of Nanostructural Materials at the University of Georgia. "However, since this method did not scale up, no practical applications were found.In our new research we introduced a scalable nanofiber spinning method called touch spinning." September 2015 In a new paper on the online version of "Advanced Materials" ("Touch and Brush Nanofibers"), the research teams at the University of Georgia, Princeton, Oxford, can easily control using a rotating rod or a series of rods (round brush) I explained the setting. Pull up monofilament nanofiber from polymer solution or melt

Researchers at the University of Technology at New York University (New York University) have recently demonstrated a new way to make nanofibers from proteins. The researchers have recently encountered their discovery in Advanced Advanced Materials magazine. They are studying cylindrical proteins from cartilage and some proteins bind spontaneously when noticing high concentrations. Then self-organize into nanofibers. They conducted further experiments such as adding metal-recognizing amino acids and various metals, and they have found that they control fiber formation, change its shape, and how it binds to small molecules . For example, upon the addition of nickel, the fibers are converted into clumps of masses that can be used to cause release of adhered drug molecules.