This book focuses on the nanofiber membrane’s fabrication, characterization, and performance for medical, environment and energy applications. Researchers from varied disciplines and continents outline nanofiber membrane fabrication techniques and characterizations for proposed applications.

ContentsPreface......................................................................................................................viiEditors .......................................................................................................................ixContributors ........................................................................................................... xiiiChapter 1 Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers: Production,Characterization and Applications .......................................................1Ali Moslehyani, Juhana Jaafar, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail,and Takeshi MatsuuraChapter 2 Electrospun Antimicrobial Membranes-Functionality andMorphology ........................................................................................ 17Chris J. Mortimer, Sean James, Nidal Hilal,and Chris J. WrightChapter 3 Nanofiber Electrospun Membrane Based on BiodegradablePolymers for Biomedical and Tissue Engineering Application ......... 37Lim Mim Mim, Naznin Sultana, Hasrinah Hasbullah,and Madzlan AzizChapter 4 Electrospun Collagen Nanofiber Membranes for RegenerativeMedicine ............................................................................................. 57Jonathan P. Widdowson, Nidal Hilal, and Chris J. WrightChapter 5 Nanofiber Membranes for Oily Wastewater Treatment ......................87Issa Sulaiman Al-Husaini, Abdull Rahim Mohd Yusof, Woei-Jye Lau,Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, and Mohammed Al-AbriChapter 6 Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes for Membrane DistillationProcess .............................................................................................. 103Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi and Morteza AsghariChapter 7 Nanofibrous Composite Membranes for Membrane Distillation ..... 137Yuan Liao and Rong WangChapter 8 Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes as Efficient Adsorbent forRemoval of Heavy Metals .............................................................. 161Faten Ermala Che Othman and Norhaniza YusofChapter 9 Surface Functionalized Electrospun Nanofibers for Removalof Toxic Pollutants in Water ........................................................... 189Brabu Balusamy, Anitha Senthamizhan, and Tamer UyarChapter 10 Nanofiber Membranes for Energy Applications ............................. 215Mehmet Emin Pasaoglu, Ismail Koyuncu,and Reyhan Sengur-TasdemirChapter 11 Electrospun Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolyte Membranefor Fuel Cell Applications .............................................................. 235Nor Azureen Mohamad Nor and Juhana JaafarChapter 12 Proton Transport Mechanisms in Nanofibers Ion ExchangeMembrane: State of the Art and Perspectives ................................ 259Nuha Awang, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Juhana Jaafar,Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, and Mukhlis A. RahmanChapter 13 Fabrication of Mesoporous Nanofiber Networks by PhaseSeparation–Based Methods ............................................................ 273Sadaki SamitsuIndex ......................................................................................................................293