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Higher education shoulders the task of cultivating high-level professionals with innovative spirit and practical ability. Undergraduate education plays a vital role as the beginning of higher education. However, the existing undergraduate teaching content is relatively outdated and the teaching mode is simple, making it difficult to stimulate students’ learning interest and improve their innovative practical ability. The scientific research project curriculum is rich in content and diverse in teaching forms, which can not only expand the teaching mode but also enrich and supplement professional knowledge. In this work, the teaching method of scientific research project curriculum is investigated in the investigated discipline - Material Science and Engineering. It is demonstrated that the introduction of scientific rlesearch project curriculum into undergraduate education or graduate education can help students improve their independent learning enthusiasm, professional practical skills, and innovative thinking abilities in the process of solving practical scientific research problems. Particularly, a project course about electrospun nanofibers is demonstrated to be a facile approach for achieving a comprehensive practice training for students. In a word scientific research project curriculum has proven to be a good teaching method for achieving “scientific research nurturing teaching”.

Alginate is a natural polymer with good biocompatible properties and is a potential polymeric material for the sustainable development and replacement of petroleum derivatives. However, the non-spinnability of pure alginate solutions has hindered the expansion of alginate applications. With the continuous development of electrospinning technology, synthetic polymers, such as PEO and PVA, are used as co-spinning agents to increase the spinnability of alginate. Moreover, the coaxial, parallel Janus, tertiary and other diverse and novel electrospun fiber structures prepared by multi-fluid electrospinning have found a new breakthrough for the problem of poor spinning of natural polymers. Meanwhile, the diverse electrospun fiber structures effectively achieve multiple release modes of drugs. The powerful combination of alginate and electrostatic spinning is widely used in many biomedical fields, such as tissue engineering, regenerative engineering, bioscaffolds, and drug delivery, and the research fever continues to climb. This is particularly true for the controlled delivery aspect of drugs. This review provides a brief overview of alginate, introduces new advances in electrostatic spinning, and highlights the research progress of alginate-based electrospun nanofibers in achieving various controlled release modes, such as pulsed release, sustained release, biphasic release, responsive release, and targeted release. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Electrode materials have attracted considerable attention as pivotal components for high-performance supercapacitors (SCs). In recent years, electrospun carbon nanofibers (ECNFs) have emerged as promising candidates for SC electrodes owing to their distinctive one-dimensional morphology, adjustable internal pore size, and heteroatom doping capability. The design of ECNFs tailored for superior SC performance is currently a focal point of research. This review delineates the preparation and design strategies of ECNFs for SCs electrodes, encompassing both conceptual frameworks and practical considerations. First, it presents an overview of ECNF preparation techniques and modifications. Then, it focuses on the structural design of ECNFs for SC electrodes, encompassing functional group configuration, pore structure optimization, and composite structuring. Lastly, it examines prevailing challenges and outlines future research directions in this domain. This review is expected to serve as a foundation for future research endeavors on ECNFs, thereby promoting advancements in the realm of SC technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]