Renaissance of Fibers and Fibrous Materials

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is jointly supported by The Fiber Society’s Spring 2019 Conference “Renaissance of Fibers and Fibrous Materials: Science, Technology, Fashion, and New Applications” held in Hong Kong, May 21–23, 2019. Fibre materials including natural organic and inorganic fibres as well as synthetic fibres have significant potential in many areas due to their structures and large length-to-diameter ratio. Natural fibres like cotton or wool have excellent moisture adsorption; inorganic fibres like asbestos or glass fibres are always used as high temperature-resistant materials; and synthetic fibres can be produced with other outstanding properties like high modulus, chemical-resistance, inflaming retarding, and so on.  Traditionally, we have studied these fibres mainly for textiles and their processing; many details of their structural features, their functional behaviour, and their physics may be restricted. With advancements in biological, nano, functional, smart, life sciences, and technologies, as requirements for sustainability, healthcare, wearables, and individuality in society, fibrous materials from atomic, molecular, and polymer assembly levels and composites can be understood from many different angles, which can lead to tremendous opportunities in this area of study and applications.  

This Special Issue aims to highlight outstanding work in the advancement of scientific knowledge pertaining to fibers, fiber-based materials, and fibrous materials as well as their applications. We invite original papers and reviews reporting on but not limited to recent progress in the following areas:

• New and advanced fibers;
• Natural fibers and their discoveries and applications;
• Fibrous materials and new fashion;
• Fibrous materials for emerging applications;
• Technologies for fibrous materials and their applications;
• Education in fibers, and fibrous materials and their applications;
• Sustainability in fibers and their applications;
• Supply chain dynamics of fibers and fibrous materials.

Prof. Dr. Jinlian Hu
Dr. Shanshan Zhu
Guest Editors

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