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. 2022 Apr 20;14(9):1661. doi: 10.3390/polym14091661

Table 2.

Application examples for each method of polymer nanofiber fabrication.

Fabrication Method Structure Refs.
Drawing
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    oriented polyethylene oxide nanofibers with diameters in the range of 200–400 nm

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    polymer microfiber with high surface smoothness and length uniformity using molten polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)

 [1,6]
Template synthesis
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    carbonaceous nanofibers hydrogels and aerogels using Te nanowire template

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    carbon nanofiber using anodic aluminum oxide template with an average channel diameter of about 25 nm

 [7,8]
Phase separation
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    nanofibrous scaffolds fabricated from blends of polylactide with functional polymers by a thermally induced phase separation technique

 [4]
Self-assembly
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    nanofibers from peptide amphiphiles

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    PPy/TiO2/Si composites (TiO2 nanorods and polypyrrole (PPy) on the monocrystalline silicon wafer) with hierarchical structures

 [3,9]
Electrospinning
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    gelatin/nylon (GA/PA66) composite films with diameters from 172.3 to 322.1 nm

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    polycaprolactone scaffolds coated by the layer-by-layer technology with either

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    hyaluronic acid or heparin for enhanced regeneration of corneal tissue after surgery

 [10,11]