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Key Words:POLYMER NANOFIBERS; ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES; FABRICATION; DEPOSITION; FIBERS; SCAFFOLDS; ALIGNMENT; PATTERNS
Abstract:Electrospinning (e-spinning) is famous for the construction and production of ultrafine and continuous micro-/nanofibers. Then, the alignment of electrospun (e-spun) nanofibers becomes one of the most valuable research topics. Because aligned fibers have more advantages over random fibers, such as better mechanical properties, faster charge transport, more regular spatial structure, etc. This review summarizes various electrospinning techniques of fabricating aligned e-spun nano -fibers, such as early conventional methods, near-field e-spinning, and three-dimensional (3D) print-ing e-spinning. Among them, four auxiliary preparation methods (e.g., auxiliary solid template, auxiliary liquid, auxiliary electromagnetic field and auxiliary airflow), two collection modes (static and dynamic collection), and the controllability of near-field e-spinning and 3D printing e-spinning are highlighted. The representative applications depending on aligned nanofibers are classified and briefly introduced, emphasizing in the fields of 1D applications (e.g., field-effect transistor, nanochannel and guidance carrier), 2D applications (e.g., platform for gas detection, filter, and elec-trode materials storage), and 3D applications (e.g., bioengineering, supercapacitor, and nanogener-ator). At last, the challenges and prospects are addressed.(c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Volume:15
Issue:11
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