Mechanical properties of electrospun fibers—a critical review

TU Rashid, RE Gorga… - Advanced Engineering …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanical properties of electrospun fibers play an important role in determining their
applications. Most of the reported literature measures the mechanical properties of …

Dimensional upgrading of 0D silica nanospheres to 3D networking toward robust aerogels for fire resistance and low-carbon applications

P Hu, X Hu, L Liu, M Li, Z Zhao, P Zhang… - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over 40% of global energy consumption is attributed to thermal regulation in buildings,
highlighting the imperative for low-carbon structures. Aerogel insulation materials with low …

Polyimide aerogel fibers with superior flame resistance, strength, hydrophobicity, and flexibility made via a universal sol–gel confined transition strategy

X Li, G Dong, Z Liu, X Zhang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Aerogel fibers with ultrahigh porosity, large specific surface area, and ultralow density have
shown increasing interest due to being considered as the next generation thermal insulation …

Nanofibrous kevlar aerogel threads for thermal insulation in harsh environments

Z Liu, J Lyu, D Fang, X Zhang - Acs Nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Aerogel with low density, high porosity, and large surface area is a promising structure for
the next generation of high-performance thermal insulation fibers and textiles. However …

Fabricating strong and tough aramid fibers by small addition of carbon nanotubes

J Luo, Y Wen, X Jia, X Lei, Z Gao, M Jian, Z **ao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Synthetic high-performance fibers present excellent mechanical properties and promising
applications in the impact protection field. However, fabricating fibers with high strength and …

Robust and Flame‐Retardant Zylon Aerogel Fibers for Wearable Thermal Insulation and Sensing in Harsh Environment

P Hu, F Wu, B Ma, J Luo, P Zhang, Z Tian… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The exceptional lightweight, highly porous, and insulating properties of aerogel fibers make
them ideal for thermal insulation. However, current aerogel fibers face limitations due to their …

Mechanically strong and thermally insulating polyimide aerogel fibers reinforced by prefabricated long polyimide fibers

C Zhu, T Xue, Z Ma, W Fan, T Liu - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aerogel fibers inherit the merits of aerogel and fibrous materials, such as high porosity and
satisfactory knittability, demonstrating great potential as thermal protective materials applied …

Scalable production of ultrafine polyaniline fibres for tactile organic electrochemical transistors

B Fang, J Yan, D Chang, J Piao, KM Ma, Q Gu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The development of continuous conducting polymer fibres is essential for applications
ranging from advanced fibrous devices to frontier fabric electronics. The use of continuous …

Electrically conducting fibres for e-textiles: An open playground for conjugated polymers and carbon nanomaterials

A Lund, NM van der Velden, NK Persson… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Conducting fibres and yarns promise to become an essential part of the next generation of
wearable electronics that seamlessly integrate electronic function into one of the most …

The tough journey of polymer crystallization: battling with chain flexibility and connectivity

X Tang, W Chen, L Li - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
Theoretical approaches addressing the mechanism of polymer crystallization remain the
great challenge in polymer science. Numerous different, or even conflicting, models/theories …