4.8 Article

Electrospinning through the prism of time

Journal

MATERIALS TODAY CHEMISTRY
Volume 21, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2021.100543

Keywords

Nanofibers; Needleless electrospinning; Polymer nanofibers; Nanofibers production; Electrostatic fibers spinning

Funding

  1. Slovak Research and Development Agency by the Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic [PP-COVID-20-0025, APVV-17-0625, APVV-20-299]
  2. Slovak Academy of Sciences [PP-COVID-20-0025, APVV-17-0625, APVV-20-299]
  3. project Research Centre of Advanced Materials and Technologies for Recent and Future Applications PROMATECH - Operational Program Research and Development through European Regional Development Fund [ITMS 26220220186]

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Electrospinning is a versatile and flexible technique for preparing ultrafine fibers. This study provides a comprehensive overview of electrospinning, including its evolution towards high-throughput techniques, commonly used polymers and solvents, applications, and future directions.
Electrospinning is a versatile and flexible technique for the preparation of ultrafine fibers. The present study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of electrospinning, as a complex technique, its evo-lution toward the high-throughput techniques, including the basic principles, parameters influencing the fibers production process, methods applied to solve the alignment difficulties, commonly used polymers and solvents, and the applications of the electrospun materials. We begin with an insight into the history of electrospinning, followed by its theoretical background and typical apparatus. Then, its renaissance over the past two decades as a powerful technology for the production of nanofibers suitable for in-dustrial scale is presented. Afterward, we briefly discuss the applications of electrospun fibers, including use in different fields of industry, energy harvesting/conversion/storage, photonic and electronic devices, as well as biomedical applications. In the end, we also offer perspectives on the challenges and new directions for developments in electrospinning. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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