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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Preparation and Characterization of Non-Crimping Laminated Textile Composites Reinforced with Electrospun Nanofibers.

Jaymin Vrajlal Sanchaniya, Inga Lasenko, Sai Pavan Kanukuntla, Anunand Mannodi, Arta Viluma-Gudmona, Valters Gobins

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Jaymin Vrajlal SanchaniyaMechanics and Biotextile Research Laboratory, Riga Technical University, 3/3-20 Pulka Street, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0003-4300-8312
Inga LasenkoMechanics and Biotextile Research Laboratory, Riga Technical University, 3/3-20 Pulka Street, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0003-1554-3078
Sai Pavan KanukuntlaMechanics and Biotextile Research Laboratory, Riga Technical University, 3/3-20 Pulka Street, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.
Anunand MannodiDepartment of Theoretical Mechanics and Strength of Materials, Institute of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Riga Technical University, 6B Kipsala Street, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia.
Arta Viluma-GudmonaMechanics and Biotextile Research Laboratory, Riga Technical University, 3/3-20 Pulka Street, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.
Valters GobinsLaboratory of Environmental Genetics, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Latvian University, Jelgavas Street 1, LV-1004 Riga, Latvia.

Funding

Riga Technical University DAD grant project No. 2-04887Riga Technical University SAM grant program project No. 2-04890
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This research investigated the use of electrospun nanofibers as reinforcing laminates in textiles to enhance their mechanical properties for use as smart and technical textile applications. Crimping plays a crucial role in textiles. Because of crimp, fabrics have extensibility, compressibility, and improved quality. Although crimping is inevitable for fabrics used in smart textiles, it is also a disadvantage as it could weaken the fibers and reduce their strength and efficiency. The study focused on preparing laminated textile composites by electrospinning a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymer onto textile fabric. The research examined the effect of electrospun nanofibers on the fabric by using a tensile testing machine and scanning electron microscopy. The results revealed that the prepared laminated textile was crimp-free because of the orientation of the nanofibers directly electrospun on the fabric, which exhibited perfect bonding between the laminates. Additionally, the nanofiber-reinforced composite fabrics demonstrated a 75.5% increase in the elastic moduli and a 20% increase in elongation at breaking. The study concluded that the use of electrospun nanofibers as laminates in textile composites could enhance the elastic properties, and prepared laminated composites will have the advantages of nanofibers, such as crimp-free elastic regions. Furthermore, the mechanical properties of the laminated textile composite were compared with those of the micromechanical models, providing a deeper understanding of the behavior of these laminated composites.

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electrospinningnanofiber-laminated composite fabricsnon-crimping fabricstextiles

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PMID37446465
PMCPMC10343465

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