Issue 10, 2024

Synergistic integration of MXene nanostructures into electrospun fibers for advanced biomedical engineering applications

Abstract

MXene-based architectures have paved the way in various fields, particularly in healthcare area, owing to their remarkable physiochemical and electromagnetic characteristics. Moreover, the modification of MXene structures and their combination with polymeric networks have gained considerable prominence to further develop their features. The combination of electrospun fibers with MXenes would be promising in this regard since electrospinning is a well-established technique that is now being directed toward commercial biomedical applications. The introduction of MXenes into electrospun fibrous frameworks has highlighted outcomes in various biomedical applications, including cancer therapy, controlled drug delivery, antimicrobial targets, sensors, and tissue engineering. Correspondingly, this review describes the employed strategies for the preparation of electrospun configurations in tandem with MXene nanostructures with remarkable characteristics. Next, the advantages of MXene-decorated electrospun fibers for use in biomedical applications are comprehensively discussed. According to the investigations, rich surface functional groups, hydrophilicity, large surface area, photothermal features, and antimicrobial and antibacterial activities of MXenes could synergize the performance of electrospun layers to engineer versatile biomedical targets. Moreover, the future of this path is clarified to combat the challenges related to the electrospun fibers decorated with MXene nanosheets.

Graphical abstract: Synergistic integration of MXene nanostructures into electrospun fibers for advanced biomedical engineering applications

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
15 May 2024
Accepted
03 Jul 2024
First published
16 Jul 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nanoscale Horiz., 2024,9, 1703-1724

Synergistic integration of MXene nanostructures into electrospun fibers for advanced biomedical engineering applications

X. Li, S. Wang, M. Zheng, Z. Ma, Y. Chen, L. Deng, W. Xu, G. Fan, S. Khademolqorani, S. N. Banitaba and A. I. Osman, Nanoscale Horiz., 2024, 9, 1703 DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00209A

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