Electrospinning

This book provides a comprehensive overview of electrospinning including the principles, methods, and latest applications.

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Dr. Liming Wang received his Ph.D. from Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2016. After the postdoctoral research at Texas A&M University, he was appointed as a Distinguished Professor in College of Textiles, Donghua University in 2018. His research focuses on electrospun nanofibers. He has authored over 60 scientific publications including Nature Communications, Energy & Environmental Science, Advanced Fuctional Materials, Small, Materials Horizons.

Prof. Xiaohong Qin is currently a professor and vice dean of the College of Textiles at Donghua University in China. She received her Ph. D. from Donghua University in 2002, did her post-doctorate at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2003 before joining Donghua University later on in 2003. Her investigative work mainly involves in nanofiber electrospinning theory and methods to solve its uncontrollable process, low yield and ordered aggregation problems that challenge scientists globally. She has been the principal investigator for over 40 multi-year grants, including six from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. She has received the first-place award in the Science and Technology Progress competition in 2014 and 201 from China National Textile and Apparel Council. She was selected as the Chang Jiang Scholars Program in 2015. Moreover, she has co-edited three books, published over 200 peer-reviewer articles in international journals. She also holds 59 issued patents, 21 of which have been successfully turned into the factory productions.

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Unique resource highlighting new methods and emerging applications of electrospinning, such as manufacturing of nanofiber yarn, solar steam generation, thermoelectric generators, water-induced electric generators, actuators, and biomedical applications. Electrospinning introduces the basic principles and state-of-the-art methods of electrospinning in depth and continues on to highlight the most relevant and recent applications associated with the remarkable features of nanofibers. Written by two highly qualified authors with significant experience in the field, Electrospinning includes information on:

• History and development of the electrospinning theories and the state-of-the-art methods for fiber structure regulation, mass production of electrospun fibers, and manufacturing of electrospun fiber yarns
• Electrospinning nanofiber-based evaporators for interfacial solar-driven steam generation and preparation and application of electrospun nanofibers in heat insulation
• Research progress on sound absorption of electrospun fibrous materials and electrospun nanofiber-based triboelectric nanogenerator

• Preparation and application of thermoelectric materials and devices based on electrospun fibers and electrospun nanofiber-based water-induced electric-generation Providing a comprehensive overview of electrospinning, including the principle, methods, and latest applications, Electrospinning is an essential resource for materials scientists, polymer chemists, chemists in industry, electrochemists, catalytic chemists, and electronics engineers.

  Inhalt
  1 Electrospinning theory
  2 Regulation of electrospun fiber structure
  3 Mass production of electrospun nanofibers
  4 Manufacturing and application of electrospinning nanofiber yarn
  5 Application of electrospinning in air filtration
  6 Electrospun nanofibers for separation applications in oil-water system
  7 Electrospinning nanofiber based evaporators for interfacial solar-driven steam generation
  8 Electrospinning waterproof and breathable membrane
  9 Preparation and application of electrospun nanofibers in heat insulation
  10 Research progress on sound absorption of electrospun fibrous materials
  11 Electrospun nanofiber-based triboelectric nanogenerator
  12 Preparation and application of thermoelectric materials and devices based on electrospun fibers
  13 Electrospun nanofiber based water-induced electric-generation
  14 Electrospinning nanofibers for flexible sensors
  15 Preparation and Application of Electrospinning-Liquid Metal-Based Stretchable Electronics
  16 Preparation and application of electrospun photocatalyst
  17 Smart electrospun actuators
  18 Electrospun nanofibers for biomedical applications