Electrostatic Spinning Micro and Nano Fibers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Fibers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 May 2023) | Viewed by 8017
Special Issue Editors
Interests: functional fiber materials; microstructural analysis; environmental protection; energy harvesting and storage
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Interests: biomass materials; electrospinning; energy storage materials; flexible batteries; biosensors; wearable devices
Interests: electrospun nanofibrous membranes; water filtration applications; water treatment applications; air filtration; emerging filtration, detection, and treatment of viruses such as COVID-19
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electrospinning evolved as a practical, applicable, versatile, high-potential and simple technology to produce nano- to micro-scale fibers offering significant advantages due to their extremely high surface-to-volume ratio, high porosity and easy functional design. Recent years have witnessed tremendous progress in the field, driven mostly by innovative electrospinning systems and the design of functional micro/nanofibers. Polymeric fibers have been prepared via solution electrospinning, emulsion electrospinning, suspension electrospinning and in situ cross-linking electrospinning; through the use of the use of these varied methods, the viscosity of the spinning solution can be adjusted, the mechanical stability of weak and water-soluble polymers can be enhanced, etc. Further the water soluble polymers are processed through green electrospinning process and other methods and finally made insoluble in water by various methods. The most recently developed electrospinning methods, such as multi-jet, needleless, bubble, centrifuge and electro-centrifuge systems, ensure a high production rate of micro- and nanofibers. Moreover, the design of novel nanocomposites and the morphological control of fibrous structures have been of interest for the development of applications of electrospun micro/nanofibers. At present, electrostatically spun fibers are widely used in many fields, such as biomedicine (e.g., tissue engineering scaffolds, skin, poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) sutures, bone, cartilage, neural tissues, muscles, drug delivery and release control, blood vessels, wound healing, enzyme carriers), environmental protection (e.g., filtration, metal ion adsorption), energy harvesting and storage (e.g., solar cells, fuel cells, lithium ion batteries, mechanical energy harvesters, sensors, catalysts and flexible wearables). However, intense research work over the years has indicated that the mechanical properties of electrospun micro/nanofibers needed to be further improved to meet the requirements of practical applications.
Given their importance, this Special Issue of Polymers invites contributions addressing all aspects of electrospun micro/nanofibers using experiments or theoretical simulations; these aspects may include innovative electrospinning technology, the optimization of micro/nanofiber mechanical properties, and potential applications of electrospun polymeric fibers. We warmly welcome original research works and review articles on the electrospinning of micro/nanofibers from experts and scholars worldwide.
Dr. Wenling Jiao
Dr. Jiangqi Zhao
Prof. Dr. Subramanian Sundarrajan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymers and nanocomposites
- state-of-the-art electrospinning methods
- optimization of electrospun fiber properties
- various applications of electrospun fiber materials