Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-17-2019
School
Polymer Science and Engineering
Abstract
Nanofibers have been attracting growing attention owing to their outstanding physicochemical and structural properties as well as diverse and intriguing applications. Electrospinning has been known as a simple, flexible, and multipurpose technique for the fabrication of submicro scale fibers. Throughout the last two decades, numerous investigations have focused on the employment of electrospinning techniques to improve the characteristics of fabricated fibers. This review highlights the state of the art of melt electrospinning and clarifies the major categories based on multitemperature control, gas assist, laser melt, coaxial, and needleless designs. In addition, we represent the effect of melt electrospinning process parameters on the properties of produced fibers. Finally, this review summarizes the challenges and obstacles connected to the melt electrospinning technique.
Publication Title
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume
20
Issue
10
Recommended Citation
Ibrahim, Y.,
Hussein, E.,
Zagho, M.,
Abdo, G.,
Elzatahry, A.
(2019). Melt Electrospinning Designs for Nanofiber Fabrication for Different Applications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(10).
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