Abstract

A NOVEL APPROACH FOR DRUG DELIVERY: NANOFIBERS

Shankar Lal Soni*, Alka, Himanshu Agrawal, Muskan Gupta, Patel Kishan, Randeep

ABSTRACT

The distinctive properties and prospective uses of nanofibers present novel approaches and opportunities for the production of sustainable energy as well as for the development of novel treatments for biological, healthcare, and environmental issues. The history and advancement of nanofiber technology, their special qualities, fabrication methods (using spinning and non-spinning approaches), and newly emerging applications in energy production and storage, environmental protection and improvement, and biomedical technology and healthcare are all covered in this review. Batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, and solar cells all presently utilise nanofibers as electrode and membrane materials. Nanofiber membranes are also successfully employed for low pressure blood purification, wastewater treatment, ultra-high air filtration, and water purification. This paper will outline the various forms of nanostructured fibers—such as solid, mesoporous, hollow, core-shell, and carbon-based—that may be made from natural and synthetic polymers, metals and metal oxides, as well as metal and metal oxide-based materials, and their potential uses. Additionally, it will emphasise the ongoing and upcoming needs for research in nanofiber-based materials to enhance and expand their commercialisation.

Keywords: Biomedical Applications, Energy Harvesting and Storage, Flexible Electronics, Environmental and Healthcare Applications, History of Nanofibers, Fabrication Methods.