Technical paper about the adaptation of an optical microscope for three-dimensional inspection of small capillaries in spinnerets by placing a diffraction grating between the microscope objective and the specimen. Authors: Tom DeWitt and Douglas Lyon.

Technical paper presenting a project aimed at developing fundamental engineering science and technologies of electrostatic fiber spinning. Authors: G.C. Rutledge and others.

Technical paper describing a new project with the objective of developing fundamental engineering science and technology for electrostatic fiber production. Authors: S.B. Warner and others.

Scientific dissertation on the understanding of wetting phenomena on cylindrically symmetrical objects, important for spin finish applications in the man-made fiber industry. Author: Eunkyoung Shim.

Extensive article focusing on research and development of a web-based C++ software package which numerically models viscoelastic flow in polymer processing. Authors: J. Barr von Oehsen and others.

Technical paper describing experiments at electrospinning of polymeric fibers at a lower applied voltage by vibration technology to produce finer nanofibers, and increasing mechanical strength through reduced threshold voltage. Authors: Ji-Huan He and others.

Technical paper about an experimental investigation into the bead-on-string phenomena in a polymer solution during the fiber spinning process. Authors: L.B. Smolka and A. Belmonte.

Study showing that the biopersistence and maximum tolerated dose are important factors for the hazard assessment of man-made fibers, in addition to fiber size, chemical composition and surface properties. Authors: Isamu Tanaka and others.

Technical paper presenting observations of cavitation that occur inside a capillary die during the spinning process of polyethylene fibers. Authors: Younggon Son and Kalman B. Migler.

Technical paper presenting the results of experimental work, combining electrospinning technology and electroless deposition techniques to prepare metal-coated conductive nonwoven fiber mats. Authors: N.J. Pinto and others.

First part of a series of technical papers analysing the mechanics of the rapidly whipping fluid jet in electrospinning, developing an asymptotic approximation of the equations of electrohydrodynamics for quantitative comparisons in experiments. Authors: Michael P. Brenner and others.

Part two of a technical paper, presenting the development of a quantitative method for predicting when electrospinning occurs, based on the stability theory of the first part of this paper. Authors: Moses M. Hohman and others.

Technical paper about research into electrospinning of antibacterial agents containing perfluorinated polymers to create fibers for antifouling applications in air filtration, marine products and medicine. Authors: Kazim Acatay and others.

Technical paper describing the phenomena responsible for the onset of whipping during the electrospinning process, and the behaviour of two competing instabilities; the Raleigh mode and the axisymmetric conducting mode. Authors: Y.M. Shin and others.

Doctoral theses discussing the quasilinear hyperbolic equations of melt-spinning polymeric fibers in viscous and viscoelastic flow which model the uniaxial extension of a fluid threat before its solidification. Author: Thomas Cristoph Hagen.

Theoretical analysis of the draw resonance which occurs during the melt spinning process, focusing on the influence of inertia in high speed commercial spinning of polymer fibers. Author: Dr. Ir. Martien Hulsen.

Technical paper reporting on an in situ experiment to determine the effect of flow on the structure formation in polymeric melt under non-isothermal conditions. Authors: Hiroki Murase and others.

Technical paper presenting an experiment measuring wide-angle diffraction during high speed spinning of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using synchroton radiation. Authors: R. Klob and others.

Report of a laboratory project in melt spinning of polymers, co-polymers and blends into fiber for yarn manufacture and nonwovens. Flow charts. Basic equations. From the Institute for Polymer Research Dresden. Authors: Prof. Dr. Roland Beyreuther and others.

Extensive technical paper describing the manufacture of melt-spun fibers of a new semi-aromatic polyamide (PA9-T), which were subsequently drawn with a CO2 laser-heated drawing system at different draw ratios and various drawing velocities. Authors: Ahmed Jalal Uddin and others.

Technical paper focused on an analysis of the strain distribution during the drawing processes of polymeric fibers to enhance understanding of neck formation in the process of spinning. Authors: Kwansoo Chung and others.

Scientific paper about the modelling and optimization of the electrospinning process parameters for the spinning of regenerated nanoscale Bombyx mori silk fibers, using the response surface methodology. Authors: Sachiko Sukigara and others.

Title page of a Doctor of Philosophy thesis on electrospinning of polymeric fibers. Author: Pankaj Gupta.

Pankaj Gupta's introduction to his doctoral thesis about electrospinning of polymeric fibers, containing a detailed description of his work, acknowledgements and contents of the thesis.

First chapter of Pankaj Gupta's doctoral thesis about electrospinning of polymeric fibers, providing a comprehensive introduction to the electrospinning technology and a literature review.

Second chapter of Pankaj Gupta's doctoral thesis about electrospinning of polymeric fibers, exploring the relationships between fiber formation, viscosity, molecular weight and concentration in a solvent.

Third chapter of Pankaj Gupta's doctoral thesis about electrospinning of polymeric fibers, focused on in-situ photocrosslinking of cinnamate functionalized poly(methyl methacrylate-CO2-hydroxy ethyl acrylate) fibers during the electrospinning process.

Fourth chapter of Pankaj Gupta's doctoral thesis about electrospinning of polymeric fibers, presenting the results of an investigation into the creation of a flexible superparamagnetic substrate by incorporating nano-sized ferrite particles of Mn-Zn-Ni into polyester based segmented polyurethane via electrospinning.

Fifth chapter of Pankaj Gupta's doctoral thesis about electrospinning of polymeric fibers, investigating the possibilities of manufacturing bi-component fibers.

Sixth chapter of Pankaj Gupta's doctoral thesis about electrospinning of polymeric fibers, focusing on the examination of the effect of electrospinning on inducing charges of different polarity on two electrically dissimilar polymers, and determine the effect of three types of electrospun nonwoven web constructions on the charge retention and filtration properties of the resulting nanofibers.

Technical paper describing a fiber model coupled with CFD calculations of the quench air flow, used to simulate the influence of process parameters to the melt spinning process. Authors: T. Goetz and others.

Detailed report on an investigation of the draw resonance instability which occurs during the spinning of polymer fiber and the extrusion of polymer films, and the development of an approximate method to detirmine the measure of such instability. Authors: H.W. Jung and J.C. Hyun.

Short descriptions of the spinneret, and wet, dry, melt and gel spinning technologies for man-made fiber production. Author: S.A. Dobrowski.

From the department of Chemical Engineering of Drexel University. Description of the manufacturing process of chemical fibers. Elaborate text, graphics and figures.

Study of hazardous emissions during the manufacturing processes of man-made fibers. Detailed descriptions of polymer materials, and the dry- and solvent fiber spinning technologies and processes. Glossary of terms. Tables and figures. Comprehensive list of references. From the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Extensive technical paper presenting the results of a theoretical and experimental study of the textural evolution of liquid crystal polymer (LCP) systems under planar shear at high shear rates, based on computational simulation using a molecular model with distortional elasticity. Authors: G. Sgalari, L.G. Leal and E. Meiburg.

Extensive technical paper evaluating the effects of spinning voltage and solution concentration on the morphology of electrospun polymeric fibers. Authors: J.M. Deitzel and others.

Technical paper presenting a novel method for manufacturing flat, capillary-embedded polymer extrudates such as hollow fiber by injecting gas into a convergent extrusion die. Authors: B. Hallmark and M.R. Mackley.

Scientific article about the spinning of non-circular shaped fibers, evaluated with a three dimensional FEM simulation method. Authors: Heejae Kim and others.

Master thesis about a visco-elastic model for polymer fiber spinning, the development of simulation software based on the model, and an analyzation of the effects of elasticity, air drag, gravity, cooling and viscosity changes on the spinning process. Author: Anna Choumilina.