Nanofiber Membranes for Medical, Environmental, and Energy Applications

Contents
Preface……………………………………………………………………………………………………….vii
Editors ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..ix
Contributors …………………………………………………………………………………………….. xiii
Chapter 1 Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers: Production,
Characterization and Applications ……………………………………………….1
Ali Moslehyani, Juhana Jaafar, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail,
and Takeshi Matsuura
Chapter 2 Electrospun Antimicrobial Membranes-Functionality and
Morphology ……………………………………………………………………………. 17
Chris J. Mortimer, Sean James, Nidal Hilal,
and Chris J. Wright
Chapter 3 Nanofiber Electrospun Membrane Based on Biodegradable
Polymers for Biomedical and Tissue Engineering Application ……… 37
Lim Mim Mim, Naznin Sultana, Hasrinah Hasbullah,
and Madzlan Aziz
Chapter 4 Electrospun Collagen Nanofiber Membranes for Regenerative
Medicine ………………………………………………………………………………… 57
Jonathan P. Widdowson, Nidal Hilal, and Chris J. Wright
Chapter 5 Nanofiber Membranes for Oily Wastewater Treatment ………………….87
Issa Sulaiman Al-Husaini, Abdull Rahim Mohd Yusof, Woei-Jye Lau,
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, and Mohammed Al-Abri
Chapter 6 Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes for Membrane Distillation
Process …………………………………………………………………………………. 103
Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi and Morteza Asghari
Chapter 7 Nanofibrous Composite Membranes for Membrane Distillation ….. 137
Yuan Liao and Rong Wang
Chapter 8 Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes as Efficient Adsorbent for
Removal of Heavy Metals …………………………………………………….. 161
Faten Ermala Che Othman and Norhaniza Yusof
Chapter 9 Surface Functionalized Electrospun Nanofibers for Removal
of Toxic Pollutants in Water ………………………………………………….. 189
Brabu Balusamy, Anitha Senthamizhan, and Tamer Uyar
Chapter 10 Nanofiber Membranes for Energy Applications ……………………….. 215
Mehmet Emin Pasaoglu, Ismail Koyuncu,
and Reyhan Sengur-Tasdemir
Chapter 11 Electrospun Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolyte Membrane
for Fuel Cell Applications …………………………………………………….. 235
Nor Azureen Mohamad Nor and Juhana Jaafar
Chapter 12 Proton Transport Mechanisms in Nanofibers Ion Exchange
Membrane: State of the Art and Perspectives ………………………….. 259
Nuha Awang, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Juhana Jaafar,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, and Mukhlis A. Rahman
Chapter 13 Fabrication of Mesoporous Nanofiber Networks by Phase
Separation–Based Methods …………………………………………………… 273
Sadaki Samitsu
Index ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….293