Issue 6, 2012
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Nanoscale

Self-assembly of a three-dimensional fibrous polymer sponge by electrospinning

Bin Sun,a   Yun-Ze Long,*ab   Fang Yu,a   Meng-Meng Li,a   Hong-Di Zhang,a   Wen-Jing Lia  and  Tian-Xiang Xua  

* Corresponding authors

a College of Physics Science, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
E-mail: yunze.long@163.com

b State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of New Fiber Materials and Modern Textile, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China

Abstract

In this paper, we report a quick approach to self-assemble three-dimensional (3D) spongiform nanofiber stacks via electrospinning, which usually fabricates 2D non-woven fiber mats. Through controlling experimental conditions, cone-like polystyrene fiber stacks can be self-assembled on aluminum foil within 30 min. The stacks are able to reach a height of more than 10 cm. Moreover, conversion between the 3D fiber stack and 2D thin film can be controlled. The formation mechanism of the self-assembled fiber stacks and the influence of experimental conditions have also been explored. The 3D fiber stacks may be promising for applications in many fields such as tissue engineering, electrodes of battery, and filtration, etc.

Graphical abstract: Self-assembly of a three-dimensional fibrous polymer sponge by electrospinning

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2NR11782G
Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Nov 2011
Accepted
26 Jan 2012
First published
30 Jan 2012

Nanoscale, 2012,4, 2134-2137

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Self-assembly of a three-dimensional fibrous polymer sponge by electrospinning

B. Sun, Y. Long, F. Yu, M. Li, H. Zhang, W. Li and T. Xu, Nanoscale, 2012, 4, 2134 DOI: 10.1039/C2NR11782G

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