OTDOncology Treatment Discovery3083-49962981-8079Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/otd.v2i4.8012ArticleElectrospinning - A Potential Bio-Fabrication Method for Developing Various Tissue Engineering Scaffoldshttps://artdesignp.com/journal/OTD/2/4/10.26689/otd.v2i4.8012ShanmugamKirubanandan,DhanasekaranPonnusamy,SanthoshViswanathan2024242024-12-31Scaffolds in tissue engineering provide essential support for new tissue growth. Such scaffolds could be fabricated from materials like natural and synthetic polymers with prime properties such as biocompatibility and mechanical strength. Among other developments made, electrospinning has been a significant factor in making intricate scaffolds that imitate the extracellular matrix of tissue. It gives various properties in the fibers for specific applications by the controlled parameter conditions like voltage and flow rate. It is innovations like multi-component fibers and 3D structures that assist in the problem of uniformity and mechanical strength. Electrospinning research still is on the front line in increasing its potential applications in tissue engineering, filtration, and drug delivery. Process parameters optimization is among the strategies deployed to lessen the electrospinning problem of bending instabilities. The modified setups offer fiber production versatility. The setups introduced include far-field electrospinning that provides long, directed nanofibers and near-field electrospinning that gives good fiber deposition. Electromechanical spinning unifies electrical and mechanical aspects to have controlled fiber properties. In the area of applications of electrospun nanofibers, so far, the areas like biomedical, environmental, energy, textile, sensor, agriculture, cosmetic, and food packaging industries come as a real versatile bunch. This potential of the technology in divergent fields is ever-growing, in ongoing research continues to enhance its effectiveness toward tissue engineering solutions.

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