Polymer Fibers: Strength, Durability, Sustainability, and Innovation Across Industries
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Fibers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 42
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer fibers at the nano- and microscale have emerged as transformative materials across industries due to their high surface area, porosity, tunable mechanical properties, and ability to interface with diverse organic and inorganic systems. Advances in fabrication technologies such as electrospinning, hydrogel self-assembly, melt-extrusion, and textile-relevant methods have enabled precise control over fiber morphology, composition, and functionality, opening new frontiers in materials science and engineering.
This Special Issue, titled “Polymer Fibers: Strength, Durability, Sustainability, and Innovation Across Industries”, focuses on recent developments in the design and engineering of nano/microfibers for targeted applications. We welcome contributions on fiber-based systems for biomedical use including drug delivery, biosensing, and tissue engineering, as well as fibers for energy harvesting and storage, filtration and water treatment, and reinforcement in structural composites.
Emphasis will be placed on scalable fabrication strategies, post-processing techniques for functionalization, and interdisciplinary approaches that merge polymer chemistry, nanotechnology, biomedicine, and applied engineering. Through this Special Issue, we will highlight cutting-edge research advancing the performance, sustainability, and application of polymer nano/microfibers in next-generation technologies.
Dr. Fatemeh Ajalloueian
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer micro/nanofibers
- functional nanofibers
- advanced fabrication
- functionalization
- nanofiber composites
- biomedical applications
- drug delivery
- tissue engineering
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