Coated Surface

The electrospinning process essentially coats a layer of nanofibers on a surface, commonly described as a collector. Rather than trying to remove the fibers off the collector, in some applications, nanofibers can be coated directly on a substrate. For example, in air filtration, nanofibers may be coated on a substrate which give mechanical support to the nanofibers. It has even been suggested that a portable electrospinning device may be used to spray nanofibers on a wound to faciliate healing. Given many favorable reports on nanofibers in tissue regeneration, electrospinning may be used to coat implants with nanofibers to foster better integration between the host tissue and the implant.

Nanofiber coating on a nonwoven base substrate

Stent coated with nanofibers