Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2014 Jul 10:185:12-21.
doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.04.018. Epub 2014 Apr 22.

Electrospinning of polymeric nanofibers for drug delivery applications

Xiuli Hu  1 , Shi Liu  2 , Guangyuan Zhou  3 , Yubin Huang  4 , Zhigang Xie  5 , Xiabin Jing  1
Affiliations
Review

Electrospinning of polymeric nanofibers for drug delivery applications

Xiuli Hu et al. J Control Release. .

Abstract

Electrospinning has been recognized as a simple and versatile method for fabrication of polymer nanofibers. Various polymers that include synthetic, natural, and hybrid materials have been successfully electrospun into ultrafine fibers. The inherently high surface to volume ratio of electrospun fibers can enhance cell attachment, drug loading, and mass transfer properties. Drugs ranging from antibiotics and anticancer agents to proteins, DNA, RNA, living cells, and various growth factors have been incorporated into electrospun fibers. This article presents an overview of electrospinning techniques and their application in drug delivery.

Keywords: Drug delivery; Electrospinning; Local chemotherapy; Wound dressing.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

MeSH terms