Electrospinning is one of the effective ways to prepare ultra-fine or nano fibers. Research on melt electrospinning is at the primary stage compared to that on solution electrospinning which is deep and broad. Since the process of melt electrospinning is non-toxic

pollution free and can give high product conversion rate

it has wide application prospects

especially in the area of filtration and biomedicine. What’s more

theoretically

any polymer whose decomposition temperature is higher than its melt temperature can be used to melt electrospin. Meanwhile

melt electrospinning also has weak points such as more complex device and thicker fiber diameter. In this paper focusing on melt electrospinning

typical devices are introduced; polymer types and spinning parameters are summarized; effects of spinning parameters on fiber properties are compared; applications are discussed; and at last the developing direction is forecasted.