Recent Advances in Electrospun Nanofibrous Membrane
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 2631
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrospun nanofibers; functional fibers; energy conversion; energy storage; smart textiles
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electrospinning is an efficient and emerging technique to prepare one-dimensional nano materials. It has attracted considerable research interest because of the wide polymer choice, ease of fabrication and morphology modification, low cost and the potential for industrial-size production. Electrospun nanofibrous membranes exhibit high porosity, small pore size, a large surface area, and can be easily designed to target specific applications. To date, they have been widely and highly promisingly used in the fields of desalination, air filtration, biomedical treatments, carbon membrane precursors, sensors, energy conversion and storage. However, there are still many challenges for electrospinning technique and electrospun nanofibrous membranes, i.e., low fiber production for conventional electrospinning techniques and low mechanical properties for the nanofibrous membranes. This Special Issue aims to report the latest research in all forms of electrospinning technique and electropsun nanofibrous membranes, including those focusing on the design of membranes and membrane fabrication, performance studies and simulations, to name but a few. It will cover feature papers, reviews, rapid communications, and full research papers.
Prof. Dr. Jian Fang
Dr. Hao Shao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrospinning
- nanofibers
- nanofibrous membranes
- polymers
- energy conversion
- environmental protection
- healthcare
- sensors
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