ELUCIDATING THE FRACTAL NATURE OF THE POROSITY OF NANOFIBER MEMBERS IN THE ELECTROSPINNING PROCESS

Xiao-Xia Li, Ye-Cheng Luo, Abdulrahman Ali Alsolami and Ji-Huan He
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Xiao-Xia Li: School of Textile Garment and Design, Changshu Institute of Technology, Suzhou, P. R. China
Ye-Cheng Luo: ��School of Jia Yang, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
Abdulrahman Ali Alsolami: ��Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Ji-Huan He: ��School of Jia Yang, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China§National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China

FRACTALS (fractals), 2024, vol. 32, issue 06, 1-9

Abstract: Electrospinning is an amazing process that enables the production of primarily nanofiber membranes. Nevertheless, the mechanism underlying the formation of two-dimensional (2D) nonwoven structure remains a fascinating enigma. This paper presents a novel morphology of nanofiber membranes with a cluster structure that bears resemblance to the solar nebula. The mechanism of nanofiber cluster structures in the electrospinning process is elucidated through the geometric potential theory, which begins with a zero-dimensional receptor, progresses to a one-dimensional (1D) receptor, a 2D receptor, and ultimately culminates in a fractal-like lattice receptor. Moreover, a three-dimensional (3D) printing-like novel approach is presented for the manipulation of nanofiber membrane’s shape through the use of a lattice-structured receptor. The fabrication process of the cluster structure nanofiber membranes by electrospinning is presented, and their remarkable potential applications are discussed.

Keywords: Geometric Potential; Electrospinning; Nanofiber Cluster; Lattice Receiver; Fractal Agglomeration; 3D Printing Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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