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Electrospinning Techniques and Advanced Polymer Textile Products

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 655

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Dear Colleagues,

Electrospinning techniques are defined by the European Commission as a key enabling technology used to produce fabrics with superior properties. This method produces synthetic or natural nanofibers from various, possibly recycled, biomaterials and polymers. By incorporating (bio)active agents, (nano)particles, and other auxiliary components, textiles with enhanced functional attributes can be crafted. This broadens their potential use across diverse domains, from biomedical textiles to sensory fabrics.

This Special Issue aims to chronicle the experimental and theoretical advancements in the field of fibrous advanced polymer textile, with a focus on their synthesis, characterization, functional properties, and innovative applications.

Dr. Enrica Chiesa
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Keywords

  • electrospinning
  • biomaterials
  • smart fibres
  • polymers
  • composite fibres

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Effects of Processing Parameters on the Structure and Mechanical Property of PVDF/BN Nanofiber Yarns
by Jincheng Gui, Xu Liu and Hao Dou
Polymers 2025, 17(14), 1931; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17141931 - 13 Jul 2025
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The increasing demand for light and comfort smart wearable devices has promoted the cross-integration of textile technology with nanomaterials and nanotechnology. As a potential candidate with excellent piezoelectricity, PVDF has been processed into different forms used for flexible sensors but shows limited practicality [...] Read more.
The increasing demand for light and comfort smart wearable devices has promoted the cross-integration of textile technology with nanomaterials and nanotechnology. As a potential candidate with excellent piezoelectricity, PVDF has been processed into different forms used for flexible sensors but shows limited practicality due to their discomfort and stiffness from non-yarn level. In this study, PVDF/BN nanofiber yarns (NFYs) were successfully fabricated via conjugated electrospinning. The effects of BN concentration, stretching temperature, and stretching ratio on the structural morphology and mechanical performance of the NFYs were systematically investigated. The results show that under the stretching temperature of 140 °C and stretching ratios of 3.5, smooth 1% PVDF/BN NFYs with highly oriented inner nanofibers can be successfully fabricated, and the breaking strength and elongation of composite NFYs reached 129.5 ± 8.1 MPa and 22.4 ± 3.8%, respectively, 667% higher than the breaking strength of pure PVDF nanoyarns. Hence, with the selection of appropriate nanofiller amounts and optimized post-treatment process, the structure and mechanical property of PVDF NFYs can be significantly improved, and this study provides an effective strategy to fabricate high-performance nanoyarns, which is favorable to potential applications in wearable electronic devices and flexible piezoelectric sensors. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electrospinning Techniques and Advanced Polymer Textile Products)
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