Introduction Fibers and fibrous materials are widely used, e.g. in the textile and apparel industry.1 Different spinning techniques (naturally or artificially) for fibers exist.2 For example, protein-based silk from spiders and other glanded animals exhibits remarkable mechanical performance, which can readily exceed the strength of steel and suggests that the spinning process is key.3, 4 Nowadays, synthetic fabric materials constitute the bulk volume of products made of polymers like...
