Warmth
retention equipment for personal cold protection is highly
demanded in freezing weather; however, most present warmth retention
materials suffer from high thermal conductivity, weak mechanical properties,
and strong flammability, resulting in serious security risks. Herein,
we report a facile strategy to fabricate nano-/microfibrous sponges
with superelasticity, robust flame retardation, and effective warmth
retention performance via direct electrospinning. The three-dimensional
fluffy sponges with low volume density and high porosity are constructed
by accurately regulating the relative humidity; meanwhile, the mechanically
robust polyamide-imide nanofibers with high limit oxygen index (LOI)
are innovatively introduced to improve the structural stability and
flammability of the nano-/microfibrous sponges. Strikingly, the developed
nano-/microfibrous sponges exhibit ultralight characteristics (6.9
mg cm–3), superelasticity (∼0% plastic deformation
after 100 compression tests), effective flame retardant with LOI of
26.2%, and good heat preservation ability (thermal conductivity of
24.6 mW m–1 K–1). This work may
shed light on designing superelastic and flame-retardant warmth retention
materials for various applications.