Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Electrospun Nanofibers

Dear Colleagues,

Nanofibers have characteristics such as a high specific surface area, high surface energy, and high surface activity, and can be applied for filtration or as barriers, separators, electrode materials, biomedical materials, and new lightweight composite materials. Electrospinning technology is one of the most convenient, direct, and economical methods for preparing nanofibers. In recent years, electrospun nanofibers have attracted much attention due to their unique structure and flexible design. The use of electrospinning technology can easily change the elemental composition of nanofibers, effectively compounding multiple independent units, thus achieving uniform dispersion of inorganic nanoparticles in polymer nanofibers. In addition, electrospun nanofibers can also form complex hierarchical structures by controlling subsequent calcination processes or chemical synthesis, purposefully endowing nanofibers with various functions, including electrochemical activity, drug release properties, electromagnetic shielding performance, sensing performance, and even intelligent regulation functions. Therefore, electrospun nanofibers have shown great application prospects in areas such as the environment, energy, sensors, biology, medicine, and advanced manufacturing technology.

This Special Issue welcomes the submission of research articles or reviews focusing on the synthesis, preparation, characterization, functionalization, and application of electrospun nanofibers and their derived materials.

Prof. Dr. Lan Xu
Guest Editor

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• electrospinning
• nanofibers
• nanofiber-based materials
• energy storage nanomaterials
• biomedical nanomaterials
• nanofiber-based material applications