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[...]... under the sponsorship of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Nanoengineered Nanofibrous Materials to provide an advanced teaching/learning platform as well as to further the discussions and development of research in this emerging field The ASI served to disseminate state of the art knowledge related to fundamentals and recent advances in nanofibrous materials for biomedical, electronic, power and air... the globe participated in this meeting These proceedings reflect their insights in the area of nanoengineered nanofibrous materials This volume is complementary to various specialized books or more generalized books on nanomaterials and/or nanotechnology It aims to present an overview of research activities in nanofibrous materials The volume has been organized into five chapters corresponding to the... aerospace structures Considering the potential opportunities provided by nanofibers there is an increasing interest in nanofiber technology Amongst the technologies S Guceri et al (eds.), Nanoengineered Nanofibrous Materials, 1-18 © 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers Printed in the Netherlands 2 including the template method [2], vapor grown [3], phase separation [4] and electrospinning [5-22], electrospinning... discharge products by S.Iijima in 1991 [4] A huge number of papers (several thousands), many reviews and several books concerning CNT and CF appeared after this date [5-8] S Guceri et al (eds.), Nanoengineered Nanofibrous Materials, 19-34 © 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers Printed in the Netherlands 20 At the present, nanofilaments and nanotubes have attracted great attention not only because of their fascinating... early demonstration of unique properties of nanofibers, there is an explosion of research activities worldwide It is envisioned that higher level of scientific understanding of nanofibrous materials and creative applications of nanofibrous structures will be realized in the coming decade Through process modeling and engineering design for manufacturing, the issue of productivity will be addressed It... Composites; and the fifth chapter deals with recent developments in Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, and Nanostructures All papers in this book have been peer-reviewed prior to publication We believe this volume will be of major interest to researchers and students working in the area of materials science and engineering, nanotechnology, biomaterials, and sensors The contribution by Dr Salim Çıracı of the organizing... filtration applications In particular, the characterization and fabrication of fibrous composite materials and nanotubular materials were discussed Current research, covering a wide range of nanosized materials, their physical and chemical properties, as well as recent achievements in this field, were discussed and outlines for future directions in terms of technological developments and product commercialization... nanofibers Carbon nanotubes, nanoplatelets and ceramic nanoparticles may also be dispersed in polymer solutions, which are then electrospun to form composites in the form of continuous nanofibers and nanofibrous assemblies [7] Specifically, the role of fiber size has been recognized in significant increase in surface area; in bio-reactivity; electronic properties; and in mechanical properties: 1.1... fibrous nonwoven mats Mats such as these are well suited for filtration and tissue culturing Alternatively, single fibers or linear fiber assemblies (yarns) can be produced It has been shown by Ko [34] that nanofibrous yarns, can be directly produced from the electrospinning process under well controlled processing conditions for some polymers These yarns tended to be on the micron scale but were composed... Fibrous-Structured Multi-Layer Oxide Coating on Si3N4-TiN and Si3N4-TiB2 Ceramics by Electrochemical Polarization” V Lavrenko, M.Desmaison-Brut, V.A.Shvets and J Desmaiso………… 509 5.7 “Formation of High-Temperature Nanofibrous- Like Coating Structure under Magnetron Sputtering of AlN-(Ti,Cr)B2 Target ” A.D.Panasyuk, I.A.Podchernyaeva and V.A.Lavrenko……………… … 519 5.8 “Patterning Sub-100 nm Features for Sub-Micron Devices” . Metalloproteins” R. Rinaldi, G. Maruccio, A. Bramanti, P. Visconti, P. P. Pompa, A. Biasco and R. Cingolani 271 4.1.5 “Polyphosphazene Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications: Preliminary. mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being. Nanofibers and Nanotubes Production; the second chapter presents information on the Physics and Chemistry of Nanofibers; the third chapter, due to perspectives of computation approaches, concerns