Abstract
Materials based on polymer-inorganic nanostructures, e(Polym/INS), produced by combining functional polymers with inorganic nanostructured compounds represent a major area of research with many applications. This review provides a summary of the most relevant polymer-inorganic nanostructured systems found in the literature over the last decade. Then the most relevant and specific features of these systems are described. Finally, we summarize the progress made over the last decade in the development of polymer-inorganic electrospun hybrid materials with various morphologies, compositions and applications in environmental remediation, sensors, catalysts, energy area and biomedical uses.
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support given by: The financial support of European Social Fund for Regional Development, Competitiveness Operational Program Axis 1-Project “Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry-Interdisciplinary Pol for Smart Specialization through Research and Innovation and Technology Transfer in Bio(nano)polymeric Materials and (Eco)Technology,” InoMatPol (ID P_36_570, Contract 142/10.10.2016, cod MySMIS: 107464) is gratefully acknowledged. The author Petronela Pascariu also acknowledged for the financial support of the “Excellence in advanced research, leadership in innovation and patenting for university and regional development” (EXCALIBUR), contract no. 18 PFE/16.10.2018, funded by MCI under the Institutional Development Projects - RDI excellence funding projects, Subprogram 1.2 - Institutional performance, Program 1 - Development of the national R & D system, National R & Development and Innovation for the period 2015–2020 (PNCDI III).