Review Article

A Review on the Fabrication of Electrospun Polymer Electrolyte Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

Table 9

Function of electrospun nanofibers in various fields of application [8, 30, 31, 38].

SectorFunction of electrospun nanofibers

BiomedicalTissue engineering scaffolds; wound healing; neural prostheses; artificial heart valve; drug delivery; release control

Environmental protectionFiltration; metal ion adsorption and recovery

Catalyst and enzyme carriersCatalyst; enzymes

Sensorsā€‰

Energy harvest and storageSolar cells; fuel cells; lithium ions batteries; super capacitors; hydrogen storage; photovoltaics

OthersGas turbine filter; engine filter; personal protective mask; gas separation