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Micro-nanofibers with hierarchical structure by bubbfil-spinning

Liu Peng (Soochow University, Nantong Textile Institute, Nantong, China + Soochow University, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, Suzhou, China)
Cai Juan-Juan (Nantong Bubbfil Nanotechnology Company Limited, Nantong, China)
Zhao Lei (College of Textile and Costume, Yancheng Institute of Industry Technology, Yancheng, China + Yancheng Institute of Industry Technology, Jiangsu R&D Center of the Ecological Textile Engineering and Technology, Yancheng, China)
He Ji-Huan (Soochow University, Nantong Textile Institute, Nantong, China + Soochow University, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, Suzhou, China)

Bubbfil spinning is used to fabricate micro/nanofibers with hierarchical structure. The wall of a polymer film is attenuated unevenly by a blowing air. The burst of the bubble results in film fragments with different thickness, as a result, different sizes of fibers are obtained.

Keywords: micro-nanofibers, bubble electrospinning, polyethersulfone, hierarchical fibers, hierarchical filtration