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Table 1 Overview of electrospinning methods, typical fiber diameters and applications

From: A new prototype melt-electrospinning device for the production of biobased thermoplastic sub-microfibers and nanofibers

Publication

Production method

Polymer

Fiber diameter [nm]

Application

Wang 2002 [12]

Solution

Poly(acrylic acid) − poly(pyrene methanol)

100–300

Optical sensors

Li 2012 [87]

Melt (laser melt)

Poly(L-lactic acid)

2000–7000

Biomedical

Dalton 2006 [89]

Melt

Poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(epsilon-caprolactone)

  

Yoon 2013 [90]

Melt and S/M-hybrid

Silk fibroin and poly(L-lactic acid)

PLA: 8900

SF: 820

Biomedical (scaffolding)

Zhou 2006 [91]

Melt

Poly(L-lactic acid)

 

Filtration

Kim 2010

S/M hybrid

Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)

2800 (S)

530 (M)

Biomedical (scaffolding)

Scholten 2011 [7]

Solution

Polyurethane

Low 1000s

Air filtration (removal of volatile organic compounds