Textile fibers coated with carbon nanotubes for smart clothing applications

Sandra Lepak; Bartłomiej Lalek; Daniel Janczak; Łucja Dybowska-Sarapuk; Jakub Krzemiński; Małgorzata Jakubowska; Agnieszka Łękawa-Raus

doi:10.1117/12.2282356

7 August 2017 Textile fibers coated with carbon nanotubes for smart clothing applications

Sandra Lepak, Bartłomiej Lalek, Daniel Janczak, Łucja Dybowska-Sarapuk, Jakub Krzemiński, Małgorzata Jakubowska, Agnieszka Łękawa-Raus

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Proceedings Volume 10445, Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High Energy Physics Experiments 2017; 104455I (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2282356
Event: Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2017, 2017, Wilga, Poland

Abstract

Carbon nanomaterials: graphene, fullerenes and in particular carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are extremely interesting and extraordinary materials. It is mostly thanks to theirs unusual electrical and mechanical properties. Carbon nanotubes are increasingly examined to enable its usage in many fields of science and technology. It has been reported that there is a high possibility to use CNTs in electronics, optics, material engineering, biology or medicine. However, this material still interests and inspire scientists around the world and the list of different CNTs applications is constantly expanding. In this paper we are presenting a study on the possibility of application carbon nanotubes as a textile fiber coating for smart clothing applications. Various suspensions and pastes containing CNTs have been prepared as a possible coating onto textile fibers. Different application techniques have also been tested. Those techniques included painting with nanotube suspension, spray coating of suspensions and immersion. Following textile fibers were subject to tests: cotton, silk, polyester, polyamide and wool. Obtained composites materials were then characterized electrically by measuring the electrical resistance.

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Sandra Lepak, Bartłomiej Lalek, Daniel Janczak, Łucja Dybowska-Sarapuk, Jakub Krzemiński, Małgorzata Jakubowska, and Agnieszka Łękawa-Raus "Textile fibers coated with carbon nanotubes for smart clothing applications ", Proc. SPIE 10445, Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High Energy Physics Experiments 2017, 104455I (7 August 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2282356

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