Table 2 Overview of non-electrospinning methods, typical fiber diameters and applications
Publication | Production method | Polymer | Fiber diameter [nm] | Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Xing 2008 [58] | Drawing | Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) | 60 | Optical fibers |
Ma 2016 [46] | Drawing | Polyethylene | 40 | Â |
Nakata 2007 [61] | Island in the sea | Polyamide 6/poly(ethylene terephthalate) | 39 | Â |
Uppal 2012 [63] | Melt-blown | Â | 290 | Filtration |
Luo [97] | Template synthesis | Silver/cross-linked poly(vinyl alcohol) | Sub-micro | Various |
Wang 2010 [98] | Template synthesis | Carbon | 20 | Various |
Rolandi 2014 [99] | Self-assembly | Chitin | various | Various |
Xu 2017 [100] | Self-assembly | Polypeptide | Â | Drug delivery |
Hammami 2014 [74] | Centrifugal | Polyamide 6 | 200–800 | Various |