Semiconducting Fibers Preparation, Advances, and Applications, Ram K. Gupta, Editör, CRC, New York , Florida, ss.247-259, 2025
Semiconductor fibers (SFs) are rapidly gaining prominence across various industries due to their unique structural attributes, boasting a high specific surface area, superior bulk properties, and energy harvesting capabilities. These versatile fibers find applications spanning biomedical, composite materials, filtration, electrical engineering, optics, artificial intelligence, cosmetics, agriculture, sound and chemical protection, water purification, and clean energy solutions. Among these applications, the biomedical industry emerges as particularly promising, showcasing advancements in medical prostheses, drug delivery systems, tumor treatment, wound healing, tissue engineering, and biosensor technology. SFs' exceptional sensing capabilities, characterized by preferential conductivity, variable resistance, and sensitivity to light or heat, make them invaluable in biomedical applications. This comprehensive review aims to highlight the significant progress achieved in the field of SFs, setting the stage for their burgeoning applications in biomedicine. Covered topics include multifunctional lab-on-fiber systems, semiconductor optoelectronic fibers, intelligent electrospun biomedical nanofibers, 3D printing of SFs, electrospun fiber-based flexible electronics, MXene fibers for electronic textiles, advanced electrospun hydrogel fibers for wound healing systems, shape memory SFs, fiber-optic sensors, and hybrid SFs for tissue regeneration and drug delivery systems. These advances underscore the remarkable potential of SFs in biotechnological and therapeutic advancements.