High Performance Textile Research Articles

Toward High-Performance Textile and Polymeric Materials through Homogeneous Network Structure

Toward High-Performance Textile and Polymeric Materials through Homogeneous Network Structure

Fabrication of Laser-Induced 3D Porous Graphene Electrodes for High-Performance Textile Microsupercapacitors

In recent decades, form factor of electronic devices is continuously evolving from flat device to curved and foldable devices to rollable devices. Electronic textile (E-textile) or electronic skin (E-skin) is attracting a lot of attention as one of the ultimate form factor devices. Many researchers have tried to change the form factor as E-textiles or E-skin for lots of electronics such as sensors, actuators, energy harvesting applications, displays, and even energy storage devices. Unlike devices such as displays and sensors that have practical applications, reliable energy storage devices in the form as E-textile and E-skin have not yet been for practical applications. Microsupercapacitors (MSCs) has received a lot of attention as power sources for wearable, textile or stretchable electronic devices due to their fast charging capability, long life cycle, and good safety. Most of electrode patterns for textile MSCs have been fabricated using inking based printing techniques such as screen printing, inkjet printing, and 3D printing. Although the ink printing techniques are considered to be compatible with large-scale production, the preparation of inks based on high performance namaterials requires a costly, time-consuming and complicated process including high temperature synthesis or dispersion in an toxic organic solvent. A robust textile MSC fabrication process with low cost, large-area, and high-performance is thus requiredLaser-induced graphene (LIG), acquired by the direct laser synthesis of various types of carbon precursors, have widely investigated as electrode materials of MSCs with the advantages of 3D porous electrodes with hierarchical porosity, high crystallinity, and high surface area. However, these superior properties of LIG electrode were not adopted in textile energy storage devices yet.In this work, LIG-based MSCs were fabricated by thermal transfer printing on textile. A LIG electrode directly laser-written on a PI film was transferred onto the adhesive film area of textile substrates during thermal transfer printing. The electrochemical performances of the as-fabricated textile LIG-MSCs were investigated. Especially, LIG-MSCs based on LIG-metal composite electrodes exhibit fast ion transport for high-rate performance with capacitive rectangular shapes at high scan rates of up to 20V/s, suggesting outstanding rate capability among graphene-based textile MSCs. Moreover, LIG-MSCs demonstrated the possibility of practical usage as textile energy storage devices such as cyclic stability, a waterproof property, and control of the working voltage or capacitance by series or parallel connection.

Biofunkcionalni tekstilni materijali - kozmetički tekstil

The latest trend in textile industry promotes products with added value that provide additional comfort to users and have a focus on health in terms of use. In that sense, biofunctional and intelligent textile products with different types of applications for improving the lifestyle of the modern consumer stand out. Cosmetic textile is a high-performance textile which represents a fusion of textile material with cosmetics. The main challenges in the manufacture of such products are the selection of products with a cosmetic effect for a particular purpose, storage of agents in the structure of the textile, the rate of release of the agent on the skin and the stability of the agent to the maintenance procedures of textiles and clothing. This paper provides an overview of cosmetic agents for application on textiles, methods of their storage and release and the techniques applicable on textile. Finally, a range of commercially available cosmetic textile products is presented.

A High-Performance Textile Pressure Sensor Based on Carbon Black/Carbon Nanotube-Polyurethane Coated Fabrics with Porous Structure for Monitoring Human Motion

A High-Performance Textile Pressure Sensor Based on Carbon Black/Carbon Nanotube-Polyurethane Coated Fabrics with Porous Structure for Monitoring Human Motion

Hierarchical Structuring of Fibrous Materials: Toward Tailored Properties for High-Performance Textile Products

This study aims to determine whether fiber materials with hierarchical organization can improve the qualities of textile goods for high-performance uses. The primary goals are to examine functionalization strategies, identify future possibilities in textile engineering, investigate hierarchical structuring methodologies, and analyze hierarchically structured textiles' mechanical and thermal properties. An extensive examination of extant literature and secondary data sources is carried out to examine the approaches, uses, and difficulties related to hierarchical organization. Important discoveries emphasize how hierarchically organized fabrics have improved mechanical strength, thermal behavior, and functional qualities. The discussion of policy implications follows, focusing on the role of industry cooperation, workforce development, sustainability programs, research funding, and industrial collaboration in improving hierarchically structured textiles. The study's findings highlight the revolutionary potential of fibrous materials' hierarchical organization for promoting sustainability and innovation in the textile sector.

Antiviral/antibacterial biodegradable cellulose nonwovens as environmentally friendly and bioprotective materials with potential to minimize microplastic pollution

Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks is vital in battling the COVID-19 crisis, but the dominant polypropylene-based PPE are lack of antiviral/antibacterial activities and environmental friendliness, and have hazardous impact on the soil and aquatic ecosystems. The work presented herein focused on developing biodegradable, antiviral, and antibacterial cellulose nonwovens (AVAB-CNWs) as a multi-functional bioprotective layer for better protection against coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and addressing environmental concerns raised by the piling of COVID-19 related wastes. Both guanidine-based polymer and neomycin sulfate (NEO) were reactive-modified and covalently grafted onto the surface of cellulose nonwovens, thereby conferring outstanding antiviral and antibacterial activities to the nonwovens without deteriorating the microstructure and biodegradability. Through adjusting the grafting amount of active components and selecting appropriate reagents for pretreatment, the antimicrobial activity and hydrophobicity for self-cleaning of the nonwovens can be tuned. More importantly, we demonstrated for the first time that such multi-functional nonwovens are capable of inactivating SARS-CoV-2 instantly, leading to high virucidal activity (> 99.35%), which is unachievable by conventional masks used nowadays. Meanwhile, the robust breathability and biodegradability of AVAB-CNWs were well maintained. The applications of the as-prepared nonwovens as high-performance textile can be readily extended to other areas in the fight against COVID-19.

DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING OF FABRIC REINFORCED ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING COMPOSITE MATERIALS

There is an increasing need to develop new materials for shielding against electromagnetic pollution that result of the change in our life styles. In this study, a high performance textile based composite material that provides effective electromagnetic protection is presented to meet this demand. The base textile is a weft knitted fabric produced by using a hybrid yarn consists of polyamid and kevlar 49 yarn plied with a stainless steel wire on a winding machine. Various weft knitted structures were processed by a hot press to obtain 1.5-3.0 mm thin composite layer forms. The polyamid yarn is the matrix, the kevlar 49 yarn is the reinforcing and stainless steel wire is conductive material in the composite. The Electromagnetic shielding effectiveness (EMSE) measurement in 30-3000 MHz frequency band shown that a shielding performance of 20-50 dB can be achieved depending on the thickness and structure of the composites.

Plasma activation toward multi-stimuli responsive cotton fabric via in situ development of polyaniline derivatives and silver nanoparticles

Cotton fabrics have been known as one of the most common fibers due to its high absorption ability to chemicals, cheapness and high strength. The functionalization of natural fabrics with conductive polymers can produce conductive surfaces of high-performance textile with multifunctional properties. In the current work, conductive natural high-performance fabric was prepared by plasma assisted coating of cotton fabrics with different conductive polymers in presence or absence of silver nanoparticles. Nanostructured thin layer of polyaniline derivative was prepared in situ after plasma activation technique. Silver nanoparticles were deposited from silver nitrate solution by taking advantage of reduction capability of the conductive polymers. By changing the type of conductive polymer and the incorporation of silver nanoparticles, high-performance fabrics with altered or improved multifunctional properties were obtained including antibacterial, electrical conductivity, thermochromism, acid sensitivity and responsiveness to metal ions for a variety of potential purposes, such as biomedical, geo-textile and antistatic applications.

Rational Selection of Carbon Fiber Properties for High-Performance Textile Electrodes in Bioelectrochemical Systems

Novel applications of bioelectrochemical systems (BES) are emerging constantly, but the majority still lacks economic viability. Especially the use of electrochemical system components without adaptation to BES requirements causes poor exploitation of the potential system performance. The electrode material is one central component that determines BES performance. While commercial carbon fiber (CF) fabrics are commonly used, their customizability as two- or three-dimensional electrode material for BES is rarely investigated. Using pure cultures of S. oneidensis MR-1, we identified CF properties impacting bacterial current generation: 1. The removal of the sizing (protective coating) is of great importance for all the fibers studied, as it acts as an electrical insulator. By desizing, the maximum current density (jmax) is increased by up to 40-fold. 2. Alteration of the filament surface chemistry results in an accelerated initial development of current generation, but the maximum current density (jmax) is hardly affected. 3. A specific yarn structure, the stretch-broken yarn, supports exceptionally high current densities. The good electrode performance is correlated to the presence of free filament ends (responsible for 41 % current increase), which are characteristic for this yarn. 4. Moreover, a combination of these free filament ends with a high degree of graphitization enhances electrode performance of a commercial fabric by 100 %. The results demonstrate that the CF selection can greatly influence the achievable electrode performance of CF fabrics, and thereby contributes to rational engineering of CF based electrodes that can be tailored for the many BES applications envisaged.

Preparation and properties of a novel, high-performance polyether ether ketone fabric

In this study, polyether ether ketone (PEEK) fibers were produced by melt spinning method and woven to form fabrics. Several characterization tests were conducted with fiber tensile testing machine, scanning electron microscope, and differential scanning calorimeter to investigate the basic properties of PEEK fibers. Electric fabric strength, thermal performance, and corrosion resistance of PEEK fabric were also investigated. The commercial samples of NomexIIIA (imported) and Aramid1313 fabrics (made in China) were selected as control groups to evaluate the performance of developed fabrics. The results indicate that the PEEK fabrics have higher breaking strength, better corrosion resistance, and greater thermal stability than the other two commercial fabrics in the control group. The total friction of the PEEK fabric reached 30,000 times when two separate yarns in fabric were broken completely, and the breaking strength was in the range of 830–1422 N. The surface of PEEK fibers remained smooth, and there was no deformation after handling by 30% sodium hydroxide and 36% hydrochloric acid for 48 h; additionally, there was no weight loss. The melting point of PEEK fabric was 342.89°C, and it lost 5% of its weight at 574°C. The research shows that as a novel high-performance textile, PEEK fabrics with a long service temperature of 260°C have significant advantages in the improvement of corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of textiles, especially enhancing the stability under high-concentration alkaline environment. This work can provide novel avenues for the development of high-performance fibers and products with applications in special harsh environments.

High-Performance Textile Concrete Structural Element Loaded by Bending Moment

High-Performance Textile Concrete Structural Element Loaded by Bending Moment

Stay-in-Place Formwork of TRC Designed as Shear Reinforcement for Concrete Beams

In order to reduce on-site building time, the construction industry shows an increasing interest in stay-in-place formwork with a reinforcement function after concrete hardening, such as CFRP formwork confinement for columns. The current combined systems however do not answer the demand of the building industry for a material system that is both lightweight and fire safe. High performance textile reinforced cement (TRC) composites can address this need. They can be particularly interesting for the shear reinforcement of concrete beams. This paper describes a preliminary analysis and feasibility study on structural stay-in-place formwork made of TRC. Comparative bending experiments demonstrate that a fully steel reinforced beam and an equivalent beam with shear reinforcement in TRC formwork show similar yielding behaviour, indicating that the TRC shear reinforcement system actually works. Moreover, the cracking moment of the concrete was more or less doubled, resulting in a much lower deflection in serviceability limit state than calculated. Digital image correlation measurements show that the latter is due to the crack bridging capacity of the external TRC shear reinforcement.

Oxidative in situ deposition of conductive PEDOT:PTSA on textile substrates and their application as textile heating element

Conductive organic polymers are outstanding materials with exciting properties. Besides several other applications – especially in the field of high-performance electric devices and photovoltaic technology – they can be used for the creation of conductive textile materials. Commercial dispersions of such polymers can be applied to textile constructions in a downstream coating process leading to poor add-ons and relatively low conductivity. In contrast, the authors have developed strategies to deposit conductive polymers by an oxidative in situ polymerization directly on the textile surface. Here, poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) p-toluenesulfonic acid (PEDOT:PTSA) was durably immobilized on a textile polyester fleece following this new approach. The extremely high achievable add-ons lead to extraordinary high-conductive textiles with surface resistances down to 10Ω/sq. Such a way finished textiles can be used as high-performance textile heating elements. For example, by applying a standard voltage of 24V temperatures up to 170°C are practicable. Moreover, the desired temperature is easily adjustable by the absolute load and the applied voltage. These conductive textiles can be used, e.g., in carpets, electric blankets or automotive seat heaters.