Review
Materials Science, Textiles
M. Ramesh, C. Deepa, L. Rajesh Kumar, M. R. Sanjay, Suchart Siengchin
Summary: This article presents the life-cycle assessment and environmental impact assessment studies of plant fibre reinforced composites, and discusses their feasibility and challenges in industrial applications.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL TEXTILES
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Malin Wohlert, Tobias Benselfelt, Lars Wagberg, Istvan Furo, Lars A. Berglund, Jakob Wohlert
Summary: In the cellulose scientific community, hydrogen bonding is often exaggerated in its importance, as it is just one of several molecular interactions and relatively weak, sensitive to the environment.
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xuhua Liu, Jinlei Miao, Qiang Fan, Wenxiao Zhang, Xingwei Zuo, Mingwei Tian, Shifeng Zhu, Xueji Zhang, Lijun Qu
Summary: With the rapid development of smart products, flexible and stretchable smart wearable electronic devices are considered as pioneers in the new generation of flexible electronic devices. Flexible strain sensors, known for their good flexibility, high sensitivity, high repeatability, and potential in personal healthcare and motion detection, have been widely studied. Unlike traditional bulky sensors, these lightweight portable devices with excellent mechanical and electrical performance meet personalized needs and are becoming more popular.
ADVANCED FIBER MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Praveenkumara Jagadeesh, Yashas Gowda Thyavihalli Girijappa, Madhu Puttegowda, Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Suchart Siengchin
Summary: Researchers have faced numerous challenges in providing environmentally friendly materials for product making. Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites are a new class of sustainable materials that offer good mechanical properties. The use of filler materials has been shown to further enhance the performance of these composites.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Junfeng Jing, Zhen Wang, Matthias Ratsch, Huanhuan Zhang
Summary: Deep learning-based fabric defect detection methods have great potential in improving production efficiency and product quality. However, challenges such as real-time performance and data imbalance need to be addressed. To overcome these challenges, an efficient convolutional neural network, Mobile-Unet, is proposed. It utilizes the median frequency balancing loss function and depth-wise separable convolution to improve the accuracy and speed of defect segmentation.
TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
V Mohanavel, S. Suresh Kumar, J. Vairamuthu, P. Ganeshan, B. NagarajaGanesh
Summary: This study investigates the influence of fiber content, stacking pattern, and sequence on the mechanical properties of hybrid composites. It was found that the presence of glass fiber mats during the stacking process has a significant effect on the mechanical properties of the composites. The results showed changes in strength and toughness depending on the composition and arrangement of fibers in the composites.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Lijie Sun, Hongfei Huang, Qiyu Ding, Yifan Guo, Wei Sun, Zhuangchun Wu, Minglin Qin, Qingbao Guan, Zhengwei You
Summary: Ionogels with high transparency, stretchability, and self-healing capability have shown great potential for wearable electronics. By utilizing double physical cross-linking involving hydrogen bonding and dipole-dipole interaction, these ionogels exhibit excellent self-healing properties. They have been utilized to fabricate multifunctional sensors for strain and temperature, as well as antifreezing ionogel fibers with good sensing performance. Furthermore, an antifreezing ionogel-based triboelectric nanogenerator (ITENG) has been developed for efficient energy harvesting, showing promising results in terms of current, voltage, and power density. This research offers a new strategy for designing ionogels to advance wearable electronics.
ADVANCED FIBER MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Shijie Li, Mingjie Cai, Chunchun Wang, Yanping Liu
Summary: Ta3N5/CdS core-shell S-scheme heterojunction nanofibers were prepared by growing CdS nanodots on Ta3N5 nanofibers via a wet-chemical method. These nanofibers exhibit excellent photocatalytic degradation and mineralization performance for tetracycline, as well as efficient photocatalytic reduction performance for Cr(VI). The formation of a favorable core-shell fiber-shaped S-scheme heterostructure with tightly contacted interface and maximum interface contact area ensures effective photo-carrier disintegration and optimal photo-redox capacity, leading to superior photo-redox ability. Furthermore, critical environmental factors and the degradation products of tetracycline were evaluated, and the decrease in eco-toxicity of TC intermediates was confirmed.
ADVANCED FIBER MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Hua He, Mian Wu, Jingwen Zhu, Yaoyao Yang, Ruiliang Ge, Deng-Guang Yu
Summary: Biphasic drug release using electrospun nanofibers and their derivatives is a popular strategy for controlled drug delivery. In this study, a modified coaxial electrospinning technique was utilized to create engineered nanofiber structures that exhibited a biphasic release profile. In vitro dissolution tests confirmed the ability of the engineered nanofibers to release IBU in two distinct phases.
ADVANCED FIBER MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Renjie Zhang, Wei Zhang, Meiping Shi, Hao Li, Lina Ma, Haijun Niu
Summary: In this study, multidimensional morphology controllable carbon materials were synthesized using watermelon rinds as the carbon source. The carbon materials showed excellent properties such as large specific area and high capacitance, making them promising energy materials for supercapacitors.
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chuanping Li, Min Qiu, Ruiling Li, Xuan Li, Manxi Wang, Jiabo He, Ganggang Lin, Liren Xiao, Qingrong Qian, Qinghua Chen, Junxiong Wu, Xiaoyan Li, Yiu-Wing Mai, Yuming Chen
Summary: In the field of sodium-ion batteries, constructing nanostructured materials and utilizing electrospinning engineering to fabricate carbon-based hybrids as electrodes can achieve good rate performance and cyclic stability. Electrospinning offers advantages such as low cost, easy operation, and scalable production, which have the potential to drive further breakthroughs in SIB electrodes research.
ADVANCED FIBER MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Ranran Liu, Lanlan Hou, Guichu Yue, Huaike Li, Jiesan Zhang, Jing Liu, Beibei Miao, Nu Wang, Jie Bai, Zhimin Cui, Tianxi Liu, Yong Zhao
Summary: This review provides an overview of the design strategies, preparation methods, physical properties, and applications of electrospun hierarchical porous nanofibers, highlighting the challenges and potential opportunities in the future.
ADVANCED FIBER MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Shixiong Kang, Kun Zhao, Deng-Guang Yu, Xiaolu Zheng, Caoxing Huang
Summary: Electrospun nanofibers have a wide range of applications in biosensing and environmental monitoring, showing great potential in sensing field. Moreover, the use of different materials to prepare nanofibers can demonstrate strong capabilities in the field of sensors. At the same time, this new type of material shows many advantages in the field of wearable electronic devices and helps to drive the development of the industry.
ADVANCED FIBER MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
R. Kumar, S. Sivaganesan, P. Senthamaraikannan, S. S. Saravanakumar, Anish Khan, S. Daniel, L. Loganathan
Summary: This study investigates the fundamental properties of a novel plant fiber extracted from the bark of Acacia nilotica L. tree. Chemical analysis reveals its various compositions, thermogravimetric analysis determines its maximum degradation temperature, X-ray diffraction analysis calculates its crystallinity index and crystalline size, atomic force microscope evaluates its surface topography, and density measurement confirms it as a suitable material for fabricating green composites.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Zheng Liu, Xiaoli Fan, Lei Cheng, Junliang Zhang, Lin Tang, Yusheng Tang, Jie Kong, Junwei Gu
Summary: By combining modified fibers with reinforced resins, the interlaminar shear strength and flexural strength of the composite material are improved, while the dielectric constant and dielectric loss are reduced. The wave transmittance of the composite material is also improved. In addition, the modified treatment can increase the volume resistivity and breakdown strength of the composite material, and has a certain impact on the heat resistance of the material.
ADVANCED FIBER MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Sagar Chokshi, Vijay Parmar, Piyush Gohil, Vijaykumar Chaudhary
Summary: This paper reviews the chemical composition and mechanical properties of various natural fibers, including cellulose, lignin, hemicellulose, etc., and their significance in industries such as textile and automotive.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Kumar V. Vineeth, Kumaran S. Senthil
Summary: In this study, various chemical treatments were carried out to enhance the properties of Allium sativum fiber. The effect of these treatments on the fiber and their impact on the properties of brake pads were investigated. The thermal degradation, crystallinity, organic substance behavior, and surface morphology of the treated fibers were analyzed using TGA, XRD, FT-IR, and SEM. The physical, thermal, and mechanical properties of the brake pads were also evaluated according to industrial standards.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Textiles
Suhas Yeshwant Nayak, Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan, Satish B. Shenoy, Chandrakant R. Kini, Rashmi Samant, Ain Umaira Md Shah, P. Amuthakkannan
Summary: This paper presents a review of natural fiber composites used in ballistic applications. The review assesses two categories of composites, natural fibers and hybrid composites, and compares them with synthetic fibers. The results show that hybrid composites exhibit superior properties compared to plain natural fiber composites. Natural fibers offer an ecological and economical alternative with promising future scope in ballistic applications.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chuang Zhu, Jiawei Wu, Jianhua Yan, Xuqing Liu
Summary: Fiber materials in wearable electronics offer significant advantages in terms of flexibility, stretchability, and breathability, making them pioneers in the new generation of soft wearables. Extensive research and development have been conducted in the areas of material preparation, fabrication technologies, and diverse wearable applications for fiber-shaped wearable electronics.
ADVANCED FIBER MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
R. Vijay, Jafrey Daniel James Dhilip, S. Gowtham, S. Harikrishnan, B. Chandru, M. Amarnath, Anish Khan
Summary: This study selected Vachellia farnesiana fiber as a natural fiber and characterized its physical, chemical, and thermal properties. The results showed that the fiber had a certain degree of crystallinity and char residue.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
(2022)
