Many applications proposed for functional nanofibers require their assembly into a monolithic cellular structure. The ability to maintain structural integrity upon large deformation is essential ensure macroscopic material that functions reliably. However, it remains great challenge achieve high elasticity in three-dimensional (3D) nanofibrous networks. Here, we report strategy create fibrous, isotropically bonded elastic reconstructed (FIBER) aerogels with hierarchical structure and...

Superelastic and pressure-sensitive carbonaceous nanofibrous aerogels with a honeycomb-like structure are fabricated through the combination of sustainable konjac glucomannan biomass flexible SiO2 nanofibers. The can detect dynamic pressure wide range high sensitivity, which enables real signals, such as human blood pulses, to be monitored in time situ.

The emerging solar desalination technology is considered as one of the most promising strategies to ensure water security. However, with proceeding desalination, salt crystallization on surface evaporators caused by increasing salinity seawater will result in a decrease evaporation rate. Thus, it still challenging fabricate superior resistance. In this work, elastic ceramic-based nanofibrous aerogels cellular architecture are fabricated combination electrospinning and fiber freeze-shaping...

Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic nanofibrous membranes exhibiting robust oil–water separation performance were prepared by a facile combination of electrospun cellulose acetate (CA) nanofibers novel in situ polymerized fluorinated polybenzoxazine (F-PBZ) functional layer that incorporated silica nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs). By employing the F-PBZ/SiO2 NPs modification, pristine hydrophilic CA endowed with superhydrophobicity water contact angle 161° superoleophilicity oil 3°. Surface...

High-water-content hydrogels that are both mechanically robust and conductive could have wide applications in fields ranging from bioengineering electronic devices to medicine; however, creating such materials has proven be extremely challenging. This study presents a scalable methodology prepare superelastic, cellular-structured nanofibrous (NFHs) by combining alginate flexible SiO2 nanofibers. approach causes naturally abundant sustainable assemble into 3D elastic bulk NFHs with tunable...

Creating an efficient, cost-effective method that can provide simple, practical and high-throughput separation of oil–water mixtures has proved extremely challenging. This work responds to these challenges by designing, fabricating evaluating a novel fluorinated polybenzoxazine (F-PBZ) modified nanofibrous membrane optimized achieve gravity driven separation. The design is then realized facile combination electrospun poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide) (PMIA) nanofibers in situ polymerized...

This review focuses on electrospun flexible nanofibrous membranes with tunable wettability for oil/water separation, and future perspectives are discussed.

Abstract Oil spills and the release of oily sewage from domestic industrial activities have not only imposed a huge threat to all living beings in ecosystem but also exacerbated water scarcity. To address such issues, development advanced materials technologies for purification emulsified wastewater has garnered great concern become central topic. Electrospun nanofibrous membranes with intriguing advantages, including tunable wettability, diverse structures, good connectivity, ease scalable...

Advanced ceramic aerogel materials with a performance combining sufficient mechanical robustness and splendid high-temperature resistance are urgently needed as thermal insulators in harsh environments. However, the practical applications of always limited by poor degradation under shock. Here, we report facile creation lamellar multiarch structured nanofibrous aerogels that simultaneously ultrastrong, superelastic, high temperature resistant ZrO2-Al2O3 nanofibers Al(H2PO4)3 matrices. The...

Sufficient and clean freshwater is still out of reach for billions people around the world. Solar desalination from brine regarded as one most promising proposals to solve this severe crisis. However, reported evaporators date suffer decreasing evaporation rate caused by salt crystallization accumulated on their surface. Here, inspired vascular tissue structure, transpiration, antifouling function reed leaves, we design biomimetic hierarchical nanofibrous aerogels with parallel-arranged...

Silica aerogels are attractive for thermal insulation due to their low conductivity and good heat resistance performance. However, the fabrication of silica with temperature-invariant superelasticity ultralow has remained extremely challenging. Herein, we designed synthesized a hierarchical cellular structured nanofibrous aerogel by using electrospun SiO2 nanofibers (SNFs) nanoparticle (SNAs) as matrix sol high-temperature nanoglue. This pathway leads intrinsically random deposited SNFs...

Resilient and compressible three-dimensional nanomaterials comprising polymers, carbon, metals have been prepared in diverse forms. However, the creation of thermostable elastic ceramic aerogels remains an enormous challenge. We demonstrate situ synthesis strategy to develop biomimetic silica nanofibrous (SNF) with superelasticity by integrating flexible electrospun nanofibers rubber-like Si-O-Si bonding networks. The stable structure among is constructed along a fibrous freeze-shaping...

Abstract Hydrogels that are both highly conductive and mechanically robust have demonstrated great potential in various applications ranging from healthcare to soft robotics; however, the creation of such materials remains an enormous challenge. This study presents situ synthesis strategy for developing bioinspired chemically integrated silica‐nanofiber‐reinforced hydrogels (SFRHs) with mechanical electronic performance. The is synthesize hydrogel matrices acrylamide monomers presence...

Traffic noise pollution has posed a huge burden to the global economy, ecological environment and human health. However, most present traffic reduction materials suffer from narrow absorbing band, large weight poor temperature resistance. Here, we demonstrate facile strategy create flexible ceramic nanofibrous sponges (FCNSs) with hierarchically entangled graphene networks, which integrate unique hierarchical structures of opened cells, closed-cell walls networks. Under precondition...

High-performance thermally insulating ceramic materials with robust mechanical properties, high-temperature resistance, and excellent thermal insulation characteristics are highly desirable for management systems under extreme conditions. However, the large-scale application of traditional granular aerogels is still limited by their brittleness stiff nature, while fibrous often display high conductivity. To meet above requirements, in this study, nanofibrous-granular composite lamellar...

A novel and scalable strategy was developed for the synthesis of in situ polymerized superhydrophobic superoleophilic nanofibrous membranes effective separation water-in-oil microemulsions, which exhibit an extremely high flux 892 L m−2 h−1 solely driven by gravity, as well good antifouling properties, thermal stability durability.