Electrospun Hydrophobic Polyaniline/Silk Fibroin Electrochromic Nanofibers with Low Electrical Resistance
Electronic textiles (E-textiles) have been an area of intense industrial and academic research for years due to their advanced applications. Thus, the goal of this study was to develop highly conductive silk fibroin electrochromic nanofibers for use in E-textiles. The silk nanofibers were prepared b...
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doaj-8743bf61368b409cbdde9b8a91ed43fb2020-11-25T03:28:47ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602020-09-01122102210210.3390/polym12092102Electrospun Hydrophobic Polyaniline/Silk Fibroin Electrochromic Nanofibers with Low Electrical ResistanceChun-Yu Chen0Szu Ying Huang1Hung-Yu Wan2Yi-Ting Chen3Sheng-Ka Yu4Hsuan-Chen Wu5Ta-I Yang6Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 32023, TaiwanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 32023, TaiwanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 32023, TaiwanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 32023, TaiwanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 32023, TaiwanDepartment of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, TaiwanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 32023, TaiwanElectronic textiles (E-textiles) have been an area of intense industrial and academic research for years due to their advanced applications. Thus, the goal of this study was to develop highly conductive silk fibroin electrochromic nanofibers for use in E-textiles. The silk nanofibers were prepared by an electrospinning technique, and the conductive polyaniline (PANI) was added to impart the electrical conductivity and electroactive property to the resultant electrospun silk composite nanofibers. The experimental results showed that tuning the electrospinning procedure could control the morphology of the composite nanofibers, thus altering their mechanical properties and surface wettability. Furthermore, the developed PANI/silk composite fibers possess electroactive and electrochromic properties, such as adjusting the applied voltage. The developed strategy demonstrated the feasibility of incorporating not only electrical functionality but also electroactivity into sustainable silk nanofibers using electrospinning technique.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/9/2102electrospinningelectroactive nanofibersilk fibroin |
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Chun-Yu Chen Szu Ying Huang Hung-Yu Wan Yi-Ting Chen Sheng-Ka Yu Hsuan-Chen Wu Ta-I Yang Electrospun Hydrophobic Polyaniline/Silk Fibroin Electrochromic Nanofibers with Low Electrical Resistance Polymers electrospinning electroactive nanofiber silk fibroin |
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Chun-Yu Chen Szu Ying Huang Hung-Yu Wan Yi-Ting Chen Sheng-Ka Yu Hsuan-Chen Wu Ta-I Yang |
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Electrospun Hydrophobic Polyaniline/Silk Fibroin Electrochromic Nanofibers with Low Electrical Resistance |
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Electrospun Hydrophobic Polyaniline/Silk Fibroin Electrochromic Nanofibers with Low Electrical Resistance |
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Electrospun Hydrophobic Polyaniline/Silk Fibroin Electrochromic Nanofibers with Low Electrical Resistance |
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Electrospun Hydrophobic Polyaniline/Silk Fibroin Electrochromic Nanofibers with Low Electrical Resistance |
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Electrospun Hydrophobic Polyaniline/Silk Fibroin Electrochromic Nanofibers with Low Electrical Resistance |
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electrospun hydrophobic polyaniline/silk fibroin electrochromic nanofibers with low electrical resistance |
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Polymers |
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Electronic textiles (E-textiles) have been an area of intense industrial and academic research for years due to their advanced applications. Thus, the goal of this study was to develop highly conductive silk fibroin electrochromic nanofibers for use in E-textiles. The silk nanofibers were prepared by an electrospinning technique, and the conductive polyaniline (PANI) was added to impart the electrical conductivity and electroactive property to the resultant electrospun silk composite nanofibers. The experimental results showed that tuning the electrospinning procedure could control the morphology of the composite nanofibers, thus altering their mechanical properties and surface wettability. Furthermore, the developed PANI/silk composite fibers possess electroactive and electrochromic properties, such as adjusting the applied voltage. The developed strategy demonstrated the feasibility of incorporating not only electrical functionality but also electroactivity into sustainable silk nanofibers using electrospinning technique. |
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electrospinning electroactive nanofiber silk fibroin |
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