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Meniscus‐Controlled Continuous Fabrication of Arrays and Rolls of Extremely Long Micro‐ and Nano‐Fibers
Author(s) -
Suryavanshi A. P.,
Hu J.,
Yu M.F.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200701849
Subject(s) - materials science , fabrication , nanomanufacturing , microfiber , nanofiber , meniscus , nano , nanotechnology , electrospinning , nanoscopic scale , evaporation , fiber , composite material , optics , polymer , medicine , alternative medicine , physics , incidence (geometry) , pathology , thermodynamics
A direct‐write nanomanufacturing technique is developed for the high‐speed, continuous fabrication of micro‐ and nano‐fibers made of soluble ionic solids in a low‐humidity ambient environment. The process is based on the fast evaporation of solvent and the precipitation of solute in the nanoscale meniscus. Freestanding nanofibers, suspended or stacked nanofiber arrays, and even a continuously wound microfiber roll with a fiber length over 40 cm are fabricated.