Electrospinning was patented in 1902. This technology is attracting
considerable research attention as a result of increasing demand to nanoscience and
nanotechnology. Nanofiber structures (from 10 nm to 100 nm or bigger) have been
obtained from synthetic and natural polymers via electrospinning techniques. The
resulted electrospun nanofibers are used in various areas such as public health,
biotechnology, environmental engineering, textile, defense industry, and energy
deposition. Among them, analytical applications have a great potential as a sorbent for
chromatographic separations and a modifier of surfaces in electrochemistry or
spectroscopy. In this chapter, electrospun nanofibers based separation and detection
systems will be explained in detail.
Keywords: Affinity membrane, Biosensor, Chromatographic sorbent bed,
Electrospinning, Electrospun nanofiber, Filtration membranes, Immobilization
matrix, Nanofiber, Nanomaterial, Nanotechnology.
