Advanced Miniaturized Devices Based on Micro- and Nanofibers
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "D：Materials and Processing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2020) | Viewed by 2826
Special Issue Editor
Interests: artificial/natural polymers; electrospinning; solution blowing; polymer/carbon/metal/ceramic fibers; transparent conducting film; vascular self-healing system; soft actuator; triboelectric/piezoelectric nanogenerator; cooling film; water/air purification membranes
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Dear Colleagues,
The importance of developing advanced miniaturized devices cannot be emphasized enough, especially in the era of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), because the underlying hardware technologies driving the 4IR are closely associated with the miniaturized devices. For example, miniaturization of electronic devices has led to remarkable achievements in various 4IR applications, such as sensors, robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printings, etc., by improving the degree of integration of microchips, enhancing the cooling performance, etc. While various manufacturing processes have enabled scientists and engineers to achieve these rapid advances in miniaturization technologies, in particular, fiber forming techniques and their resulting micro- and nanofibers have overcome numerous challenges and achieved remarkable breakthroughs over the past few years. Such light and flexible but sturdy one-dimensional (1D) fibrous materials, along with cost-effective and scalable fabrication processes, hold great promise for further achievements in fields for miniaturization technologies.
This Special Issue aims to provide and highlight current research progresses on advanced miniaturized devices based on micro- and nanofibers (fabricated by various fiber forming methods, including electrospinning, solution blowing, to name a few), which will be of great value to the community pertaining to miniaturization technologies.
Prof. Seongpil An
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Advanced miniaturized devices
- Electronics based on 1D fibrous materials
- Functional micro- and nanofibers for miniaturization technologies
- Advancements in fiber forming technologies
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