Incorporation of Electrospun Nanofibers into Functional Structures

Graham, Kristine; Gogins, Mark; Schreuder-Gibson, Heidi

doi:10.1177/1558925004os-1300209

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“…The best durability performance was achieved using two layers of nanofi bers sandwiched between two layers of spunbond material. This combination protected the nanofi bers from direct abrasion and provided a dimensionally stable supporting structure (Graham et al ., 2003).…”

Section: Issues With Development Of Electrospun Fibersmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…There are considerably more than 50 different polymer solutions which have been successfully electrospun into nanofi bers (Huang et al ., 2003) with a vast variety of polymer-polymer or polymeradditive combinations available for specifi c functionalities. The versatility of the process also allows nanofi bers to be incorporated onto existing fabric systems producing composite protective fabrics (Graham et al ., 2003). The thickness of the electrospun nanofi ber membrane is controlled by varying the fi ber deposition time.…”

Section: Simplicity Of the Processmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Known under trade name Ultra-Web ® , the material has been successfully used in wide range of industrial, consumer and defense fi ltration applications (Graham et al ., 2003). In 2006, DuPont TM introduced hybrid membrane technology (HMT), which was targeted toward applications such as air fi ltration, liquid fi ltration, energy storage and apparel applications.…”

Section: Electrospun Nanofibersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Functional nanofibers in clothing for protection against chemical and biological hazards

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Stanger

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Functional Nanofibers and Their Applications

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Section: Issues With Development Of Electrospun Fibersmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Simplicity Of the Processmentioning

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Section: Electrospun Nanofibersmentioning

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Functional nanofibers in clothing for protection against chemical and biological hazards

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Tucker

Stanger

et al. 2012

Functional Nanofibers and Their Applications

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“…The use of microfibers results in significantly higher surface area, improving properties, such as flexibility, durability, and sound and thermal insulation, liquid and gaseous filtration, and oil absorption and has potential applications, such as battery separators, medical products, high-performance wipes, and perhaps even military gear (Anantharamaiah, Verenich, & Pourdeyhimi, 2008;Durany, Anantharamaiah, & Pourdeyhimi, 2009;Fedorova & Pourdeyhimi, 2007;Grafe, Gogins, Barris, Schaefer, & Canepa, 2001;Graham, Gogins, & Schreuder-Gibson, 2004;Hagewood, 1998;Sun, Zussman, Yarin, Wendorff, & Greiner, 2003;Zhang, Sun, & Song, 2004). Discontinuous (staple) splittable fibers have also been used in various applications including wipes, leather, and suede products.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Hybrid mixed media nonwovens composed of macrofibers and microfibers. Part I: three-layer segmented pie configuration

Hollowell

Anantharamaiah

Pourdeyhimi

2013

Journal of The Textile Institute

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Nonwoven fabrics, composed of microdenier fibers, can be easily created by using splittable bicomponents such as segmented pie. Hydroentangling has been shown as a very effective method for mechanically splitting these fibers. Such structures are known to form a densely packed nonwoven fabric with concomitant consequences in low porosity and tear strength. It is not, therefore, uncommon to insert a reinforcing scrim as a "rip-stop" mechanism in the middle of such structures to improve their properties, especially tear resistance. Instead, we propose a hybrid structure where the middle portion consists of solid homocomponent fibers, made from the same polymer as one of the components used in the bicomponent fibers, produced simultaneously during web formation, without causing noticeable changes in the fabrics' overall texture. We report on the production and properties of fabrics composed entirely of bicomponent segmented pie fibers as well as our hybrid fabrics arranged in a three-layer configuration.

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“…It was shown that plasma treatment can (a) improve surface bonding or adhesive ability [25,26], (b) increase mechanical strength by crosslinking [26][27][28], (c) change fiber surface hydrophobicity [29], (d) roughen fiber surfaces [28,30], and (e) increase crystallinity [25][26][27][29][30][31]. Recently researchers are exploring ways to improve mechanical stability and handling properties of nanofiber webs [32,33] by atmospheric plasma treatment. Vitchuli et al [33] successfully improved the adhesion between nylon nanofibers and nylon=cotton fabric substrates.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Plasma-Assisted Preparation of High-Performance Chitosan Nanofibers/Gauze Composite Bandages

Nawalakhe

Shi

Vitchuli

et al. 2015

International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biom

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In this work, novel composite bandages were prepared by electrospinning chitosan nanofibers on 100% cotton substrate fabric. In the composite bandages, chitosan nanofiber web serves as a primary wound dressing whereas cotton substrate as a backing material. Cotton substrate was given plasma pretreatment and composite bandages were given plasma posttreatment to improve the durability of composite bandages and adhesion between nanofiber and cotton substrate layers. The adhesion of the nanofibers to the substrates was assessed by qualitative and quantitative techniques. Plasma pretreatment of the substrate with 100% helium and 99% helium=1% oxygen plasmas showed up to four times increase in force required to peel off the nanofiber layer. Even more increase in adhesion was obtained when composite bandages were given plasma pretreatment to substrate as well as posttreatment to composite bandages. Storage modulus, glass transition temperature, and crystallinity of untreated He and He=O 2 -plasma treated chitosan nanofiber web were studied to observe the effect of plasma treatment on the chitosan nanofibers using dynamic mechanical analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and wide angle X-ray diffraction, respectively. To understand the mechanism of improved adhesion, surface elemental analysis of plasma treated chitosan nanofibers and cotton substrate was carried out using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

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Incorporation of Electrospun Nanofibers into Functional Structures

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Functional nanofibers in clothing for protection against chemical and biological hazards

Functional nanofibers in clothing for protection against chemical and biological hazards

Hybrid mixed media nonwovens composed of macrofibers and microfibers. Part I: three-layer segmented pie configuration

Plasma-Assisted Preparation of High-Performance Chitosan Nanofibers/Gauze Composite Bandages

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