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reportFibre Production
10.2.6 Current situation within the EU

A research survey on  electrospinning and nanofibres shows an increasing interest in nanofiber fabrication and related applications over the period 1999-2007. In the year 2007 total 1728 publications related to nanofibres appeared which included 445 general patents and 117 biomedical application related patents.

The patent score in the electrospinnig field  shows Japan as the first, followed by USA and South Korea. Europe is lagging behind, with relevant presence of Germany, and Czech Republic.

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