Electrospinning Technologies in Wound Dressing Applications

Electrospinning is a powerful technique that is used to obtain biomimetic dressings/scaffolds with improved bioactivity for promoting tissue regeneration, although a limited number of materials are suitable for electrospinning. The parameters affecting the morphology of the electrospun nanofibers are classified as process, solution, and environmental parameters. This chapter discusses all the critical parameters. Electrospinning has been used for the fabrication and assembly of nanofibers into membranes, which have various potential applications since they provide several advantages over other materials. In the ensuing sections, the application of electrospun membranes as wound dressings has been considered, including the materials employed. Despite the wide range of materials available, biomaterials and in particular natural biopolymers have been identified as enabling components of dressings/scaffolds for wound management. The chapter reviews and evaluates these materials in terms of their performance as electrospun dressing/scaffold components.