Nanowerk May 9, 2024 Electrospinning has been applied to produce ceramic fibers using sol gel-based spinning solutions consisting of ceramic precursors, a solvent, and a polymer to control the viscosity of the solution. However, the addition of polymers to the spinning solution makes the process more complex, increases the processing time, and results in porous mechanically weak ceramic fibers. Researchers in the UK developed a coelectrospinning technique, where a nonspinnable sol consisting of only the ceramic precursor(s) and solvent(s) was encapsulated inside a polymeric shell, forming core–shell precursor fibers that were further calcined into ceramic fibers with reduced porosity, decreased […]
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A positive spin-electrospinning and electrospraying synergism for the nanomaterials industry
Nanowerk February 1, 2024 Researchers in Hong Kong reviewed the development history of E-spinning and E-spraying technologies and showed how they move from unity to fragmentation. According to the different forms of cooperation, EES is mainly divided into three categories: E-spinning before E-spraying, alternate E-spinning/E-spraying, and simultaneous E-spinning/E-spraying. They summarized the development, application, and challenges of the EES in four different main areas, namely natural environment, energy utilization, human health, and functional membrane regulation. The challenges, bottlenecks, and development prospects of EES technology in all fields were highlighted, summarized, and discussed from a future perspective… read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLE