Recent progress on the poly(arylene ether)s-based electrospun nanofibers for high-performance applications

Poly(arylene ether)s (PAEs) engineering plastics are a type of high-performance material which are excellent in thermal resistance, mechanical properties, and have low dielectric constant and anti-corrosion. Over recent decades, PAEs further combined with electrospinning technology to fabricate as large surface-to-volume ratio and porosity membrane materials for high-performance applications. In this review, progresses of PAEs-based electrospun nanofibers and fiber reinforced composites including separate membranes, proton exchange membranes, oil-water separation filters, bio-scaffolds and humidity sensors, etc. are presented together with their corresponding high-performance applications in the fields of battery, wastewater treatment, bioengineering and sensor. Finally, current challenges and future development directions of PAEs-based electrospun nanofibers are discussed.