scholarly journals Process Optimization for Manufacturing PAN-Based Conductive Yarn with Carbon Nanomaterials through Wet Spinning

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 3544
Author(s):  
Hyelim Kim ◽  
Hyeongmin Moon ◽  
Daeyoung Lim ◽  
Wonyoung Jeong

This study aimed to manufacture PAN-based conductive yarn using a wet-spinning process. Two types of carbon nanomaterials, multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and carbon nanofiber (CNF), were used alone or in a mixture. First, to derive the optimal composite solution condition for the wet spinning process, a composite solution was prepared with carbon nanomaterials of the same total mass weight (%) and three types of mechanical stirring were performed: mechanical stirring, ultra-sonication, and ball milling. A ball milling process was finally selected by analyzing the viscosity. Based on the above results, 8, 16, 24, and 32 wt% carbon nanomaterial/PAN composite solutions were prepared to produce wet spinning-based composite films before preparing a conductive yarn, and their physical and electrical properties were examined. By measuring the viscosity of the composite solution and the surface resistance of the composite film according to the type and content of carbon nanomaterials, a suitable range of viscosity was found from 103 cP to 105 cP, and the electrical percolation threshold was from 16 wt% carbon nanomaterial/PAN, which showed a surface resistance of 106 Ω/sq or less. Wet spinning was possible with a PAN-based composite solution with a high content of carbon nanomaterials. The crystallinity, crystal orientation, tenacity, and thermal properties were improved when CNF was added up to 24 wt%. On the other hand, the properties deteriorated when CNTs were added alone due to aggregation. Mixing CNT and CNF resulted in poorer properties than with CNF alone, but superior properties to CNT alone. In particular, the electrical properties after incorporating 8 wt% CNT/16 wt% CNF into the PAN, 106 Ω/cm was similar to the PAN-based conductive yarn containing 32 wt% CNF. Therefore, this yarn is expected to be applicable to various smart textiles and wearable devices because of its improved physical properties such as strength and conductivity.

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 656
Author(s):  
Junjie Shu ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Bei Guo ◽  
Weihua Qin ◽  
Lanxuan Liu ◽  
...  

Silver-based high-conductivity coatings are used in many advanced manufacturing equipment and components, and existing coatings require high-temperature curing. This paper studies the effects of different curing agents on the electrical properties of low-temperature curing (<100 °C) conductive coatings, and analyzes the effects of different curing temperatures and curing time on the surface resistance, square resistance and resistivity of conductive coatings. The response surface method in Design Expert was used to construct the model, and the curing thermodynamics of different curing agents were analyzed by DSC. It was found that curing agents with lower Tm and activation energy, higher pre-exponential factor and more flexible segments are beneficial to the preparation of highly conductive coatings.


2021 ◽  
Vol 412 ◽  
pp. 128650
Author(s):  
Hyeon Dam Jeong ◽  
Seo Gyun Kim ◽  
Gyeong Min Choi ◽  
Minji Park ◽  
Bon-Cheol Ku ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 852 ◽  
pp. 1010-1017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Wang ◽  
Ping Yu ◽  
Shuang Lu

This paper has compared different kinds of dispersive technologies for brucite fiber mineral, and researched the industrial application of composite insulation board. Compared with the ball-milling treatment and the ultrasonic disperser craft techniques, the high speed mechanical stirring is preferential. The dispersive degree of three dispersants shows a trend as OT > FDN > PCA ®(IV), and the system of suspension with OT penetrant is stable under the designed ratios. The optimal fabrication progress is as the ratio of water and fiber is 18:1, the dosage of OT is 15 wt.% of brucite fiber, the stirring time is 60 min, and the stirring speed is 1200 r/min. Whit the appropriate dosage of brucite fiber (down to 15 wt.% of total fibers mass ) can improve the pore structure of the insulation board, which is benefit to the thermal insulation properties. The results revealed that the brucite fiber could partially replace chrysotile fibers in the composition of insulation board.


Biochimie ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 175 ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
Hongnian Zhu ◽  
Yuan Sun ◽  
Tuo Yi ◽  
Suyang Wang ◽  
Junpeng Mi ◽  
...  

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyelim Kim ◽  
Sunhee Lee

We prepared a horseshoe-pattern type electrical heating textile that was coated with high graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) content (32 wt% to 64 wt%) of graphene nanoplatelet/poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) composite. Silver-coated conductive yarn is used as electrode in the sample to improve its flexibility and applicability as wearable textile. These graphene nanoplatelet/PVDF-HFP coated samples with various high-contents of graphene were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), sheet resistance analysis, and electrical heating performance analysis. Graphene nanoplatelet/PVDF-HFP coated cotton fabric improved the crystallinity and thermal stability with increasing thw high-content of GNP. With an increasing of the high-content of graphene nanoplatelet in the PVDF-HFP composite solution, the sheet resistance of samples tended to gradually decrease. That of, 64 wt% graphene nanoplatelet/PVDF-HFP composite coated sample (64 GR/cotton) was 44 Ω/sq. The electrical heating performance of graphene nanoplatelet/PVDF-HFP composite coated cotton fabric was improved with increasing the high-content of graphene nanoplatelet. When 5 V was applied to 64 GR/cotton, its surface temperature has been indicated to be about 48 °C and it could be used at a low voltage (<10 V). Thus, a horseshoe-pattern type electrical heating textile that is coated by high content of graphene nanoplatelet/PVDF-HFP composite solution sewn with silver-coated conductive yarn is expected to be applied to glove, shoes, jacket, and so on to improve its wearability and applicability.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1617
Author(s):  
Rosa Garriga ◽  
Tania Herrero-Continente ◽  
Miguel Palos ◽  
Vicente L. Cebolla ◽  
Jesús Osada ◽  
...  

Carbon nanomaterials have attracted increasing attention in biomedicine recently to be used as drug nanocarriers suitable for medical treatments, due to their large surface area, high cellular internalization and preferential tumor accumulation, that enable these nanomaterials to transport chemotherapeutic agents preferentially to tumor sites, thereby reducing drug toxic side effects. However, there are widespread concerns on the inherent cytotoxicity of carbon nanomaterials, which remains controversial to this day, with studies demonstrating conflicting results. We investigated here in vitro toxicity of various carbon nanomaterials in human epithelial colorectal adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) cells and human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cells. Carbon nanohorns (CNH), carbon nanotubes (CNT), carbon nanoplatelets (CNP), graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (GO) and nanodiamonds (ND) were systematically compared, using Pluronic F-127 dispersant. Cell viability after carbon nanomaterial treatment followed the order CNP < CNH < RGO < CNT < GO < ND, being the effect more pronounced on the more rapidly dividing Caco-2 cells. CNP produced remarkably high reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. Furthermore, the potential of these materials as nanocarriers in the field of drug delivery of doxorubicin and camptothecin anticancer drugs was also compared. In all cases the carbon nanomaterial/drug complexes resulted in improved anticancer activity compared to that of the free drug, being the efficiency largely dependent of the carbon nanomaterial hydrophobicity and surface chemistry. These fundamental studies are of paramount importance as screening and risk-to-benefit assessment towards the development of smart carbon nanomaterial-based nanocarriers.


2019 ◽  
Vol 90 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 460-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhuang ◽  
Han Wang ◽  
Linfeng Wang ◽  
Changjun Liu ◽  
Yuan Xu ◽  
...  

This study investigates the effect of the constituents and temperature of a coagulation bath on the morphology and water absorption behavior of a skin–core filament, which has potential application in the field of controlled drug release, based on biomedical polyurethane (BPU) and native silk fibroin microparticles (NSFPs). BPU solution and BPU/NSFP blend solution were extruded from the cortex and core channel of a coaxial double injector into a coagulation bath with different constituents and at different temperatures to form filaments. Scanning electron microscopy analysis of the skin–core filament prepared by wet-spinning revealed that the addition of ethanol decreased the exchange speed between the solvent and non-solvent and led to the formation of micropores on the surface. Meanwhile, the interface between the cortex and core became pronounced and the water absorption capability of the filament decreased with increasing ethanol concentration in the coagulation bath. The high temperature of the coagulation bath also improved the exchange speed between the solvent and non-solvent; however, its effect on the morphology of the filament was weak. Thus, a skin–core filament with different morphologies and water absorption behaviors was fabricated by controlling the constituents and temperature of the coagulation bath during the wet-spinning process. This skin–core filament has potential applications in controlled drug release.


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