ABSTRACT
Melt electrospinning is a technique for the production of micro-and nanofibers, which can be an interesting alternative to conventional solvent electrospinning. In this process, the solvents are replaced by polymer melts. Despite its greater potential, the number of papers published and research groups working in the application of melt electrospinning for novel applications are significantly lower than that of solvent electrospinning. However, it is worth mentioning that attempts were made to improve the design and development of melt electrospinning and fabricate fibrous materials using the setup during last few decades. A lack of interest in melt electrospinning is probably associated with the difficulty of melting the polymers at a precise temperature range. This entry provides an overview on the various design setups employed to achieve melt electrospinning and wide variety of polymers used. This entry has been revised from “Melt-Electrospun Fibers for Advances in Biomedical Engineering, Clean Energy, Filtration, and Separation” Polymer Reviews, Vol. 51, Issue 3.
