Electrospun Polymer Nanomaterials: Preparation, Characterization, and Application
1School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
2College of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 BeiSanhuan East Road, Beijing 100029, China
3State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Joint Laboratory of Polymer Science and Materials, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
4Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Electrospun Polymer Nanomaterials: Preparation, Characterization, and Application
Description
Electrospinning is an effective technology for production of nanostructured functional materials. A large amount of polymers have been electrospun to obtain nanomaterials for numerous potential applications including medical areas (such as tissue engineering and drug delivery) and energy conversion (such as lithium batteries, fuel cells, and solar cells). These materials may not only contain small functional molecules but also exhibit hierarchical nanostructure. Surface modification on electrospun nanomaterials has also emerging for the novel applications. This special issue is an attempt to promote more and more new functional materials to play an increasing role in electrospinning technologies for sustainable development. We invite authors to submit original research and review articles in the field of electrospinning of polymer. We are interested in articles that make this process very attractive and therefore open up new commercial markets for diverse applications. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Theoretical and experimental research on electrospun polymer nanomaterials
- Fabrication and characterization of electrospun polymer nanomaterials
- Modification of electrospun materials and its applications
- Development of electrospun technology
- Influence of the properties of solutions on the phase
- Microstructure and morphology of the resulting electrospun fibers
- Advance in complicated configurations and hierarchical structures of electrospun materials
- Improvements and multiple extensions made to technical spinning devices
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