Polymer Man-Made Fibers for Technical Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Fibers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 August 2023) | Viewed by 2279
Special Issue Editors
Interests: functionalization through a melt and wet spinning process of multifilaments: polymer blends, biopolymers, nanocomposites, etc. (conductive, flame retardant, antibacterial multifilaments, etc.); physicochemical characterization of polymers; aging and durability of polymers
Interests: polymer and materials synthesis; microencapsulation and nanoencapsulation of active substances; surface functionalization for enhanced textile properties; thermal comfort; melt spinning; fibers; development of new synthetic methodologies and strategies for the design of new materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is dedicated to the implementation, analyses, and characterization of man-made polymer fibers. The objective is to publish new research activities in the development of chemical fibers (artificial and synthetic) through the various existing processes that impact the properties of the fibers. For that, the implementation in melt processes (melt spinning, melt coating, bi- or multi-component spinning) and in solvent processes (wet, dry, gel, electro-spinning) is of interest, including the functionalization of fibers via these various processes. In terms of fibrous materials formed, synthetic petroleum-based polymers, biopolymers, as well as natural polymers can be discussed. Their functionalization can be achieved either through the spinning process itself, or through formulation using nanoparticles, polymer blends, or a post-treatment of the yarn. Particular attention can be given to the specific characterization of the obtained fibers, allowing to link the process parameters to the obtained properties.
Original articles but also reviews are invited.
Prof. Dr. Aurélie Cayla
Prof. Dr. Fabien Salaün
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- electrospinning
- wet spinning
- dry spinning
- gel spinning
- melt spinning
- 3D printing filament
- analysis and characterization
- processing fiber
- functional fibers
- smart textiles
- multicomponent fibers
