scholarly journals Melt Spinning of Highly Stretchable, Electrically Conductive Filament Yarns

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 590
Author(s):  
Henriette Probst ◽  
Konrad Katzer ◽  
Andreas Nocke ◽  
Rico Hickmann ◽  
Martina Zimmermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Melt Spinning ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Smart Textiles ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Textile Technology ◽  
Highly Stretchable ◽  
Elastomer Composites ◽  
Conductive Fibers ◽  
Fine Copper

Electrically conductive fibers are required for various applications in modern textile technology, e.g., the manufacturing of smart textiles and fiber composite systems with textile-based sensor and actuator systems. According to the state of the art, fine copper wires, carbon rovings, or metallized filament yarns, which offer very good electrical conductivity but low mechanical elongation capabilities, are primarily used for this purpose. However, for applications requiring highly flexible textile structures, as, for example, in the case of wearable smart textiles and fiber elastomer composites, the development of electrically conductive, elastic yarns is of great importance. Therefore, highly stretchable thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) was compounded with electrically conductive carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and subsequently melt spun. The melt spinning technology had to be modified for the processing of highly viscous TPU–CNT compounds with fill levels of up to 6 wt.% CNT. The optimal configuration was achieved at a CNT content of 5 wt.%, providing an electrical resistance of 110 Ωcm and an elongation at break of 400%.

scholarly journals Development of an Elastic, Electrically Conductive Coating for TPU Filaments

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (23) ◽  
pp. 7158
Author(s):  
Henriette Grellmann ◽  
Mathis Bruns ◽  
Felix Michael Lohse ◽  
Iris Kruppke ◽  
Andreas Nocke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Mechanical Strain ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Mechanical And Electrical Properties ◽  
Elastic Filaments ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Conductive Fibers ◽  
Multifilament Yarns ◽  
Conductive Particles

Electrically conductive filaments are used in a wide variety of applications, for example, in smart textiles and soft robotics. Filaments that conduct electricity are required for the transmission of energy and information, but up until now, most electrically conductive fibers, filaments and wires offer low mechanical elongation. Therefore, they are not well suited for the implementation into elastomeric composites and textiles that are worn close to the human body and have to follow a wide range of movements. In order to overcome this issue, the presented study aims at the development of electrically conductive and elastic filaments based on a coating process suited for multifilament yarns made of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). The coating solution contains TPU, carbon nanotubes (CNT) and N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) with varied concentrations of solids and electrically conductive particles. After applying the coating to TPU multifilament yarns, the mechanical and electrical properties are analyzed. A special focus is given to the electromechanical behavior of the coated yarns under mechanical strain loading. It is determined that the electrical conductivity is maintained even at elongations of up to 100%.

Electrical, Thermal and Induction Heating Properties of Dense Asphalt Concrete

2013 ◽  
Vol 723 ◽  
pp. 303-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro Garcia ◽  
Jose Norambuena-Contreras ◽  
Manfred N. Partl
Keyword(s):  
Induction Heating ◽  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Void Content ◽  
Steel Wool ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Wool Fibers ◽  
Conductive Fibers ◽  
Different Diameters ◽  
Air Void

Induction heating consists in adding electrically conductive fibers to the asphalt mixture and heating them with an induction heating device. But still, the factors that affect the increase of temperature are not well-known. With this purpose, 25 different mixtures, with the same aggregates distribution and amount of bitumen, but with 2 different lengths, 4 different quantities, and 4 different diameters of steel wool fibers have been considered. The influence of fibers on the air void content, electrical and thermal conductivity and on the induction heating of dense asphalt concrete has been studied. It was found that steel wool fibers increase slightly the electrical and thermal conductivities of dense asphalt concrete. Finally, it has been observed that the temperature reached due to the induction heating, increases with the number of fibers in the mixture and with their diameter.

A highly stretchable and transparent silver nanowire/thermoplastic polyurethane film strain sensor for human motion monitoring

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 3119-3124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Runfei Wang ◽  
Wei Xu ◽  
Wenfeng Shen ◽  
Xiaoqing Shi ◽  
Jian Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nanowires ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Human Motion ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Silver Nanowire ◽  
Transparent Film ◽  
Polyurethane Film ◽  
Highly Stretchable ◽  
Human Motion Monitoring ◽  
Human Motions

Transparent film strain sensors based on silver nanowires and thermoplastic polyurethane are promising candidates for detecting various human motions and monitoring the mass of some kinetic objects.

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