Advances in Fiber-Based Materials: Preparation, Characteristics and Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomass fiber materials; functional textile materials; green textile composite materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fiber-based materials serve as a pivotal bridge connecting traditional textile technology with cutting-edge materials science, and are now being integrated with unprecedented depth and breadth into critical fields such as energy engineering, environmental engineering, biomedicine, and smart wearables. Innovations ranging from microscopic structural design to macroscopic functional realization have become key engines driving the development of materials science.
In this Special Issue, “Advances in Fiber-Based Materials: Preparation, Characteristics and Applications”, we aim to systematically review and showcase the latest breakthroughs in this field, with a focus on, but not limited to, the following directions: (I) Advanced Preparation Technologies: Novel spinning techniques (e.g., electrospinning and gel spinning), fiber surface/interface engineering, green and sustainable preparation processes, and the construction of smart responsive fibers. (II) Multi-scale Structures and Properties: The physicochemical properties of fibers, such as mechanical, thermal, electrical, and optical characteristics; structure–property relationships; and bioinspired design and functional integration. (III) Frontier Application Explorations: Innovative applications in areas such as filtration and separation, energy storage and conversion, tissue engineering scaffolds, wearable electronics, high-performance fiber composites, and environmental remediation.
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit your work to this Special Issue. Research papers, reviews, and communications are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Gangwei Pan
Dr. Desuo Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced spinning technologies
- high-performance fiber composites
- green textile composites
- smart wearables
- biomedical materials
- bioinspired fiber materials
- energy storage and conversion
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