Advances in Electrostatic Spinning Micro and Nano Fibers
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 1029
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Interests: functional fiber materials; microstructural analysis; environmental protection; energy harvesting and storage
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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 this field, driven mostly by innovative electrospinning systems and the design of functional polymer or ceramic micro/nanofibers.
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 attracted great interest for the development of applications of electrospun micro/nanofibers.
At present, electrostatically spun fibers, including polymer or ceramic 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 and enzyme carriers), environmental protection (e.g., filtration and metal ion adsorption) and energy harvesting and storage (e.g., solar cells, fuel cells, lithium ion batteries, mechanical energy harvesters, sensors, catalysts and flexible wearables).
Given their importance, this Special Issue of Materials invites contributions addressing all aspects of electrospun micro/nanofibers through experiments or theoretical simulations; these aspects may include innovative electrospinning technology, the optimization of micro/nanofiber mechanical properties, and potential applications of electrospun polymer or ceramic fibers. We warmly welcome original research works and review articles on the electrospinning of micro/nanofibers from experts and scholars worldwide.
Dr. Wenling Jiao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer or ceramic fibers
- state-of-the-art electrospinning methods
- optimization of electrospun fiber properties
- various applications of electrospun fiber materials
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