Latest Nanofiber Stories

Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Materials engineers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have developed a structural nanofiber that is found to posses both strength and toughness; two qualities that are traditionally mutually exclusive. Findings from their work will be published this week in the April issue of the American Chemical Society's journal, ACS Nano. The materials engineers group made the nanofiber using polyacrilonitrile nanofiber, a synthetic polymer...

The Czech company Contipro developed a laboratory device for producing nanofibers that promises to revolutionize research into the use of nanomaterials. (PRWEB) January 16, 2013 New ambitious project has the potential to change the shape and direction of current research into nano-applications. Contipro’s laboratories have developed 4SPIN®, a device that removes many of the obstacles that have so far hindered advances in the broader application of nanofibers, especially low...

University of Illinois University of Illinois researchers developed mats of metal oxide nanofibers that scrub sulfur from petroleum-based fuels much more effectively than traditional materials. Such efficiency could lower costs and improve performance for fuel-based catalysis, advanced energy applications and toxic gas removal. Co-led by Mark Shannon, a professor of mechanical science and engineering at the U. of I. until his death this fall, and chemistry professor Prashant Jain, the...

University of Michigan Health System Researchers coax cells to grow and myelinate along thin fibers, with potential use in testing treatments for neurological diseases Every week in his clinic at the University of Michigan, neurologist Joseph Corey, M.D., Ph.D., treats patients whose nerves are dying or shrinking due to disease or injury. He sees the pain, the loss of ability and the other effects that nerve-destroying conditions cause – and wishes he could give patients more...

KEARNEY, Neb., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Baldwin Filters released its new line of Extreme Performance heavy-duty air filters featuring Baldwin's patented ProTura® nanofiber technology this week. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121106/CG07040) These new heavy-duty air filters fit common agricultural, mining and construction applications. "We recognize that many customers using our filters operate their equipment in high dust environments where contaminant...

Bioengineered replacements for tendons, ligaments, the meniscus of the knee, and other tissues require re-creation of the exquisite architecture of these tissues in three dimensions. These fibrous, collagen-based tissues located throughout the body have an ordered structure that gives them their robust ability to bear extreme mechanical loading. Many labs have been designing treatments for ACL and meniscus tears of the knee, rotator cuff injuries, and Achilles tendon ruptures for patients...

FARMINGTON, Conn., Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- New research estimates that worldwide production of nanomaterials increased tenfold to over 270,000 tons between 2002 and 2011. Nanomaterials are sophisticated molecules embedded in thousands of products. Despite potential risks and growing awareness about the safety of nanoparticles ranging from respiratory health to potential impacts on the food chain, the field continues growing at an incredible rate. Nanotechnology applications are...

Self-powered, homeostatic nanomaterials that actively self-regulate in response to environmental change Living organisms have developed sophisticated ways to maintain stability in a changing environment, withstanding fluctuations in temperature, pH, pressure, and the presence or absence of crucial molecules. The integration of similar features in artificial materials, however, has remained a challenge—until now. In the July 12 issue of Nature, a Harvard-led team of engineers...

Nanocomposite electrodes being charged with electricity reveal performance advantages that could lead to longer-lasting, cheaper vehicle batteries A study that examines a new type of silicon-carbon nanocomposite electrode reveals details of how they function and how repeated use could wear them down. The study also provides clues to why this material performs better than silicon alone. With an electrical capacity five times higher than conventional lithium battery electrodes,...

MCALLEN, Texas, Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FibeRio Technology Corporation, winner of this year's prestigious R&D 100 Award, announced that industrial-scale equipment models will be launched at the Filtration 2011 trade show, which will finally enable the mass use of nanofibers in air and water filters. Previously, filters could only capture about 80% of dangerous particles that were .5 microns or smaller (100 times smaller than a hair). Nanofibers can be used to make filters that...