Application of Electrospinning in Antibacterial Field
Honghai Li,
Xin Chen,
Weipeng Lu,
Jie Wang,
Yisheng Xu,
Yanchuan Guo
Affiliations
Honghai Li
Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Material, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Xin Chen
Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Material, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Weipeng Lu
Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Material, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Jie Wang
School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
Yisheng Xu
School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
Yanchuan Guo
School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
In recent years, electrospun nanofibers have attracted extensive attention due to their large specific surface area, high porosity, and controllable shape. Among the many applications of electrospinning, electrospun nanofibers used in fields such as tissue engineering, food packaging, and air purification often require some antibacterial properties. This paper expounds the development potential of electrospinning in the antibacterial field from four aspects: fiber morphology, antibacterial materials, antibacterial mechanism, and application fields. The effects of fiber morphology and antibacterial materials on the antibacterial activity and characteristics are first presented, then followed by a discussion of the antibacterial mechanisms and influencing factors of these materials. Typical application examples of antibacterial nanofibers are presented, which show the good prospects of electrospinning in the antibacterial field.