Microporous Fibers; Textile Polyester Fibers

Transparent conductive graphene textile fibers

Transparent and flexible electrodes are widely used on a variety of substrates such as plastics and glass. Yet, to date, transparent electrodes on a textile substrate have not been explored. The exceptional electrical, mechanical and optical properties of monolayer graphene make it highly attractive as a transparent electrode for applications in wearable electronics. Here, we report the transfe...

Enhancement of composite performance by hollow polyester fibers

Polyester Nanocomposite fibers with Antibacterial Properties

Antibacterial nanocomposite polyester (PET) fibres were melt spun by adding nano ZnO loaded Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) master batch (MB) to the PET chips. The influence of content of nano ZnO on the antibacterial properties, crystallization behaviour and mechanical properties was studied. It was found that PET composite fibres having 1 % nano ZnO showed the optimum antibacterial ac...

Fibers for Textile - Based Electrical Energy Storage

This research will demonstrate feasibility for manufacturing fiber-based ceramic capacitors suitable for electrical energy storage within multifunctional textile products. Capacitive energy storage is well matched to applications requiring high specific power, long cycle life, and high reliability. We are using a simple chemical scheme for preparing fiber-based capacitors by coating electricall...

Gum Tragacanth Fibers Introducing Primitive GT Fibers (RESEARCH NOTE)

In this research, a method for producing gum tragacanth (GT) fibers is presented. Ribbon type GT of Astragalus Gummifer species were obtained from local production lands. The gum was treated with alkali to increase its process ability, and allowed to stand for a period of time to reach the proper viscosity and/or to "ripen". Samples with different ripening times were prepared and their viscosit...