(Nanowerk News)
At Nanofibers for the Third Millennium, held from August 30 -
September 1 in Raleigh, NC, world leaders in nanofibers will gather to
discuss the state of fiber formation as a science and as a corner
stone for new nonwovens and technical-textile enabled products.
"The
Nonwovens Institute has always had a commitment to bringing together
fundamental science, new product concepts and leaders in industry.
We're very excited to be hosting this conference with Elmarco and we
appreciate that Mr. Mares and his team are hosting it here in the US,"
said Dr.Behnam Pourdeyhimi, the Institute's Executive Director. Now
in its third year, the past two events for the Nanofiber conference
had been held in Prague, Czech Republic, near the headquarters of
Elmarco sro.
Moving the
conference from Prague to Raleigh may seem like a big shift in venue,
but it is a regular trip for the conference's corporate partner,
Elmarco sro. Elmarco is the first producer of industrial scale
elecotrspinning equipment; the process most commonly used to make
nanofibers ("NF"). Elmarco opened its US offices on North Carolina
State's Centennial campus in early 2008 and now has a facility in
Morrisville, near RDU Airport.
The
program committee members reflected the blending of academia and
industry - including top electrospinning institutions like the
University of Akron and the University of Illinois at Chicago with
large industrial players such as Flanders Corporation, Freudenberg
Nonwovens, and Hollingsworth and Vose. "We're very grateful to the
selection committee and to all of those who will be presenting - it
should be a great event," Said Kenneth Donahue, CEO of Elmarco, Inc.,
Elmarco's US subsidiary.
Over
two and half days the presenters will cover areas of fine fiber
formation, measurement and testing. They'll also talk through all of
the application areas that are using nanofibers for their next
generation products; from wound care to fuel filtration, nanofibers are
used in many applications.
Where
many areas of nanotechnology are considered cutting edge, nanofibers
have a long history dating back to the late 1800s. Nanofibers were
first referenced in patents in the early 1900s. The nonwoven,
filtration, membrane, life science, battery separator, hygiene,
performance apparel, food packaging and advanced materials industries
all work with various forms of nanofibers and new fields show up every
day. Inorganic nanofibers have shown significant promise in battery
components, fuel cells, catalysis, photocatalysis and composite
materials.
"It is true that the
diversity of industries that use nanofibers is impressive, but the
most interesting components develop as customers deploy NF into
application. With some of our filtration customers, the NF layer
costs mere pennies per square foot, but when billions of square meters
per year are being consumed, the benefit adds up. Customers are able
to make new materials that were not previously possible or replicate
existing materials with significant cost savings," said Donahue.
To learn more about the conference and the roster of presenters, visit
www.nano3millennium.com.
Source: Elmarco
