An overview on nanofibres: their whereabouts and applications in the pharmaceutical field

Nanofibers are generally solid, porous and high surface to volume ratio serving as an important approach towards various diseases in the medical field like wound healing, drug delivery, contraceptives, tissue engineering, bone regeneration etc. There are different types of nanofibers like polymeric, composite, inorganic and carbon. Electrospinning is a well known method of preparation that produces fibers ranging from micro meter to nanometer. Hence, nanofibers have an immense scope in therapeutic field. This paper deals with a vivid study about the emergence of nanofiber over the conventional dosage form, it’s pros and cons, method of preparation, different variety and so on. To get a good quality of nanofibers, a number of quality control tests are carried out like Scanning electron microscopy(SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), FTIR (Fourier’s transform infrared spectroscopy) etc. Lastly, the article goes around its application and future perspectives.