Electrospinning Academic News

Large-Scale Nanofiber Manufacturing| Establishingsuperfine nanofibrils for robustpolyelectrolyte artificial spider silk and powerfulartificialmuscles 2025-05-09

A collaboration between Academician Zhu Meifang (Donghua University), Prof. Liu Zunfeng (Nankai University), and Prof. Zhou Xiang (China Pharmaceutical University) developed high-strength polyelectrolyte artificial spider silk with an ultrathin nanofiber structure and constructed high-performance thermally-driven artificial muscles.

Large-Scale Nanofiber Manufacturing| Scalable Fabrication of lonic-Conductive Covalent OrganicFramework Fibers for Capturing of Sustainable OsmoticEnergy 2025-05-09

A collaboration between Academician Zhu Meifang (Donghua University), Prof. Jiang Yi (Donghua University/China University of Geosciences), Prof. Xia Fan, and Dr. Ma Qun successfully scaled up the production of two types of liquid crystalline COFs into freestanding fibers via wet-spinning.

Large-Scale Nanofiber Manufacturing| Industrial Scale Sea-lsland Melt-Spun Continuous UltrafineFibers for Highly Comfortable Insulated Aerogel Felt Clothing 2025-05-09

Academician Zhu Meifang, Associate Professor Cheng Yanhua, and Researcher Hu Zexu (Donghua University) addressed these challenges by developing industrial-scale island-in-sea melt-electrospinning technology to produce ultrafine fibers. The resulting fibers have large and uniform length/diameter ratios, serving as building blocks assembled into aerogel felts with corrugated lamellar structures via freeze-forming.

Large-Scale Nanofiber Manufacturing| Dynamic Liquid Metal-Microfiber Interlocking Enables HighlyConductive and Strain-insensitive Metastructured Fibers forWearable Electronics 2025-05-09

Researcher Pan Shaowu’s team (Academician Zhu Meifang, Donghua University) developed a highly conductive and ultra-stable superstructured fiber based on liquid metal-microfiber interlocking, combining electrospinning, coating, and winding.

A thermomechanically stable nanofiber separatorwith multiscale MOF networks towards high-efficiency ion transport+ 2025-05-09

The pursuit of lithium metal batteries (LMBs) with high energy density and safety is crucial for developing next-generation advanced energy storage systems. However, uneven lithium deposition and uncontrolled dendrite growth make this task quite challenging. Traditional polyolefin separators suffer from low porosity, wide pore size distribution, and poor thermal stability, leading to anisotropic/nonuniform Li+ distribution and thermal runaway risks under extreme conditions. Therefore, constructing high-quality novel separators with optimized microstructure is essential for meeting LMBs' growing safety demands.

Large-Scale Nanofiber Manufacturing| A Coordinated cascade Therapy-Based janus FibrousMembrane Drives Bone Regeneration throughMediating the Transformation of Energy MetabolismPathway 2025-05-09

Bone defect regeneration is a dynamic and complex process involving spatiotemporal coordination of multiple cell populations, precise regulation of bioactive molecules, and cascade responses of signaling pathways. Achieving precise regulation of different growth factors at various bone regeneration stages for synergistic cascade therapy is crucial. Although current research has made significant progress in growth factor-induced bone regeneration mechanisms, the deeper mechanisms through which they influence bone regeneration by regulating cellular energy metabolism reprogramming remain to be elucidated.

Large-Scale Nanofiber Manufacturing| Material design and mechanisminterpretation of metal oxidenanofibers for improving gassensitivity 2025-05-09

High-performance multifunctional gas sensors developed from various morphologies of metal oxide nanomaterials play pivotal roles in industrial, medical, and firefighting applications. Notably, metal oxide nanofibers (MOx NFs) with high specific surface area, excellent porosity, and porous structures can effectively overcome traditional materials' shortcomings of poor sensing performance, long response time, and weak stability, making them crucial for gas sensing.

Large-Scale Nanofiber Manufacturing| Double-Sided Bifunctional Blue-Green Light PhotodetectorBased on Liquid Crystalline Polymer for Light Positioning andHealth Monitoring 2025-05-09

Blue-green light holds significant application potential and development prospects in underwater wireless communication and real-time health monitoring. To enhance the portability and integration of electronic devices, developing multifunctional wearable flexible blue-green light detectors is particularly crucial. However, traditional semiconductor materials generally suffer from rigidity, brittleness, and complex processing issues. Meanwhile, the elastic modulus mismatch between photosensitive elements and polymer matrices often causes interlayer separation during dynamic operation, limiting blue-green light applications in wearable fields. Crosslinked liquid crystal polymers (CLCP) or liquid crystal elastomers containing photosensitive units combine polymer advantages like lightweight and flexibility with environmentally responsive capabilities. By integrating multiple electrical property materials and utilizing the "light-mechanical stress-electrical signal" continuous conversions

Large-Scale Nanofiber Manufacturing| Spatial and Electrostatic Dual-Confinement in Hierarchical Hollow Bi-Bi₂O₃@Carbon Nanofibers for Dendrite Suppression and Side Reaction Mitigation in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries 2025-05-09

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted widespread attention as a green, safe, and low-cost energy storage technology. However, zinc dendrite formation and side reactions during repeated charge/discharge cycles remain major bottlenecks limiting their long cycle life and high efficiency.

Large-Scale Nanofiber Manufacturing| Tissue Mimetic Membranes for Healing Augmentation ofTendon-Bone Interface in Rotator Cuff Repair 2025-05-09

Professor Wei Tao, Professor Xu Jiankun, and Professor Qin Ling from The Chinese University of Hong Kong collaboratively developed an asymmetric biointerface membrane that mimics tendon-bone interface heterogeneity while simultaneously releasing dual osteogenic/chondrogenic bioinductive signals, successfully guiding interface tissue regeneration and restoring shoulder joint physiological function.

Large-Scale Nanofiber Manufacturing| Stretchable and Permeable Liquid Metal MicromeshesFeaturing Strain-Insensitive Resistance Through In SituStructuralTransformations 2025-05-09

Professor Lu Yanqing and Professor Kong Desheng from Nanjing University proposed an in-situ structural transformation mechanism to create stretchable and permeable liquid metal micro-meshes with strain-insensitive resistance. Using spin-coating technology combined with metal templates, they applied liquid metal onto elastic microfiber fabrics to form high-resolution conductive patterns. By controlling process parameters, the liquid metal coating was fabricated into a porous micro-mesh structure that maintains good breathability.

Large-Scale Nanofiber Manufacturing| Permeable and Durable Liquid-Metal Fiber Mat as lmplantablePhysiological Electrodes with Long-Term Biocompatibility 2025-05-09

Professor Wei Yan from Tsinghua University and Researcher Ma Zhijun from Zhejiang Lab proposed an interface regulation strategy. They immersed electrospun styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) nonwoven membrane substrates in a silver trifluoroacetate ethanol solution to fully adsorb silver ions onto the fiber matrix, then reduced the silver ions to silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), solving the problem of liquid metals (LMs) being difficult to fully infiltrate porous polymer substrates.

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