Table 4.

Nanofibrous yarn fabrication process

	Polymer: poly(amide-imide)
	Yarn take-up speed: unknown [77].
	Polymer: polylactide/single-wall carbon
	nanotube and polyacrylonitrile/single-wall
	carbon nanotube.
	Yarn take-up speed: unknown [79].
	Polymer: acrylic terpolymer.
	Yarn take-up speed: unknown [78].
	Polymer: polyacrylonitrile.
	Yarn take-up speed: 12 m min−1 (without any
	additives); 54 m min−1 (with addition of
	organic salt) [88].
	Polymer: poly(vinyl pyrrolidine).
	Yarn take-up speed: unknown.
	Remark: ac power supply [12].
	Polymer: poly(vinylidene difluoride),
	poly(vinyl acetate) and polyacrylonitrile.
	Yarn take-up speed: 3 m min−1 [73].
	Polymer: polycaprolactone.
	Yarn take-up speed: 30 m min−1 [75].
	Polymer: poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-
	hexafluoropropylene).
	Yarn take-up speed: 63 m min−1 [74].
	Polymer: polyvinylpyrrolidone.
	Yarn take-up speed: 894 m min−1 [122].
	Polymer: polyvinyl alcohol
	Yarn take-up speed: 258 m min−1 [122].
	Polymer: poly(L-lactic acid).
	Yarn take-up speed: 45 m min−1 [80].
	Polymer: zein/ poly(L-lactic acid).
	Yarn take-up speed: 10 m min−1 [81].
	Polymer: polyacrylonitrile.
	Yarn take-up speed: 0.234 m min−1
	Remark: twisted yarn [121].