Lightweight structural materials with high strength are desirable for advanced applications in
transportation, construction, automotive, and aerospace. Bamboo is one of the fastest …

Historically, fibers are known to be relatively passive materials and are used primarily in
textiles. Today, however, fibers with a range of functionalities such as electrical and thermal …

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/cellulose nanocrytal (CNC) fibers containing 0, 1, 5, and 10 wt%
CNCs have been successfully produced by gel spinning. The rheological properties of …

Blends of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) with three different sacrificial polymers: poly (acrylic
acid)(PAA), poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA), and poly (styrene-co-acrylonitrile)(SAN) …

We propose a new versatile approach for the fabrication of flexible magnetic microfibers
having tunable size and mechanical properties. The methodology is based on the magnetic …

Magnetic nanocomposite fibers are a topic of intense research due to their potential
breakthrough applications such as smart magnetic-field-response devices and …

Block copolymer (BCP)-based porous carbon fibers represent an emerging structural and
functional material for mechanical reinforcement and electrochemical energy storage …

Wet spinning of polyacrylonitrile‐based polymers is a common technique to manufacture
carbon fiber precursors. Understanding the role of stretch profile on structural evolution will …

Filling fibers with nanomaterials can create new functions or modify the existing properties.
However, as nanocomposite formation for natural cellulosic fibers has been challenging …

The interactions of nanoparticles with polymer hosts have important implications for directing
the macroscopic properties of composite fibers, yet little is known about such interactions …