ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the electrospinning technology and discusses the relative importance of the various processing parameters in solution electrospinning. It examines the structure and properties of the fibers produced by the electrospinning process with particular attention to the mechanical, chemical, and electrical properties. In order to establish a framework to connect the properties of materials in the nanoscale to macrostructures, a fiber architecture-based model is introduced. The chapter illustrates the methodology using nanotube-reinforced nanofibrils and their assemblies. The characterization of nanofiber requires a multitude of tools. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is one of the most popular that has been used to measure the diameter of electrospun fibers as well as the general morphology. The most extensive growth is in the diversification of applications of nanofibers ranging from energy, environment, and electronics. These applications are enabled by an increasing range of synthetic and natural polymers.
