This symposium will focus on “challenges and innovations in electrospinning and electrowriting of polymeric nanofibers and microfibers.” Electrospinning is a globally recognized method for producing threads from polymer solutions or polymer melts. It enables the creation of fiber with diameters in the hundreds of nanometers, and non-woven mats from nanofibers. These are broadly used for biomedical and environmental cleanup applications. Recently, in addition to the non-designed fabricates, geometrically designed structures are being manufactured using melt electrowriting. We believe that the symposium will be a great opportunity for all audiences to have an inspired and fruitful discussion on new approaches and fresh findings with these innovative textiles.

Prof. Dr.
Paul Dalton

“High-resolution 3D printing of biomedical textiles using melt electrowriting”

This lecture will describe the development of a distinct class of electrohydrodynamic 3D printing, termed melt electrowriting (MEW), for biomedical applications. MEW has been developed with biomaterials in mind and builds on many decades of melt processing for medical devices and textiles from the regulatory perspective. MEW has several perspectives that make it a fascinating high-resolution 3D printing technology for fibres, including the ability to alter the diameter on demand and the exceptional ability to monitor important information during manufacture. The benefit for the biomaterials and biomedical engineering community is a robust, reproducible and low-cost manufacturing technology that will be widely used over the next decade.

Asst. Prof.
Huaizhong Xu

“Melt electrowriting: current work and future plan”

The work related to the addtive manufacturing technology of melt electrowriting that XU is currently dealing with will be introduced. He will also point out the issues that melt electrowriting are facing.

Asst. Prof.
Yuya Ishii

“Electromechanically active as-electrospun polymer fiber mats”

Significant direct/converse electromechanical responses from as-electrospun fiber mats composed of nonpiezoelectric polymers, which do not show electromechanical properties in their film form, are demonstrated.