title: Preparation and applications of functional nanofibers based on the combination of electrospinning, controlled radical polymerization and 'Click Chemistry'.
abstract: This feature article provides an overview of the preparation of functional nanofibers by combined electrospinning, controlled radical polymerization and 'Click Chemistry'. A combination of the powerful capability of controlled radical polymerization and 'Click Chemistry' for the synthesis of functional macromolecules and on surface modification as well as their wide applicability to electrospinning materials, functional nanofibers with a crosslinked structure, core-shell structures, and switchable surface properties etc. were prepared. In addition, the applications of the functional nanofibers in antibacterial fields and controlled release are also explored.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Liqun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Baoping
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Guo-Dong
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D057930:Click Chemistry; D003505:Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001391:Azo Compounds; D003505:Cyclodextrins; D011108:Polymers; C009850:azobenzene