It is difficult to access exfoliated sepiolite(Sep)fibers with high aspect ratio from Sep ore.The traditional method used to purify Sep ore also reduces its aspect ratio.In this study,impurities in the Sep ore were re...It is difficult to access exfoliated sepiolite(Sep)fibers with high aspect ratio from Sep ore.The traditional method used to purify Sep ore also reduces its aspect ratio.In this study,impurities in the Sep ore were removed by acid activation followed by a cetyltrimethylammonium chloride(C16)treatment to organically modify the purified Sep by cation exchange.Then,the organically-modified Sep(O-Sep)was stripped and processed by an ultrasonic cell crusher to obtain Sep microfibers at a specific frequency for a given period.These Sep samples had relatively high aspect ratio,compared with the Sep fibers gotten by traditional method.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)demonstrate the micro-morphology of exfoliated Sep samples in an intuitive way.Moreover,pure inorganic membrane prepared only with the exfoliated Sep fibers exhibited excellent flexibility,further demonstrating the excellent properties of Sep fibers with high aspect ratio.展开更多
Currently,there is an imperative demand for developing a novel flexible heater with high adhesion,breathability,and extreme condition resistance,such as ultra-high temperatures and even fire.Herein,a high-adhesion,fla...Currently,there is an imperative demand for developing a novel flexible heater with high adhesion,breathability,and extreme condition resistance,such as ultra-high temperatures and even fire.Herein,a high-adhesion,flame-retardancy,and anti-bacteria copper nanoparticles networks/nylon 6 woven fabric(CNNs/NWF)wearable heater with a“sandwich-like”structure has been designed and fabricated based on phatic acid/aminopropyltriethoxysilane(PA/APTES)hybrid coating.On the one hand,the CNNs/NWF wearable heater exhibited superb electrothermal behavior working at a peak temperature of 208.8℃powered with 2.0 V,better than that of wearable heaters in the recently reported literature.On the other hand,the vertical burning test showed that the heater possesses splendid flame retardancy.Furthermore,the PA/APTES coating could deposit a nanoscale porous protective film on the surface of CNNs/NWF,which imparts the heater with relatively excellent oxidation resistance and breathability.In addition,the antibacterial efficiency against Escherichia coli(E.coli)and Staphylococcus aureus(S.aureus)still reached100%after 50 times of standard washing and being electrified at 2.0 V for 5 min,keeping humans away from the threat of bacterial infections.We think that the heater in this research could be extended to wearable heating devices.展开更多
基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of ministry of Education of China(No.2232020G-04)National Key Research&Development Program of China(No.2018YFC1801500)。
文摘It is difficult to access exfoliated sepiolite(Sep)fibers with high aspect ratio from Sep ore.The traditional method used to purify Sep ore also reduces its aspect ratio.In this study,impurities in the Sep ore were removed by acid activation followed by a cetyltrimethylammonium chloride(C16)treatment to organically modify the purified Sep by cation exchange.Then,the organically-modified Sep(O-Sep)was stripped and processed by an ultrasonic cell crusher to obtain Sep microfibers at a specific frequency for a given period.These Sep samples had relatively high aspect ratio,compared with the Sep fibers gotten by traditional method.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)demonstrate the micro-morphology of exfoliated Sep samples in an intuitive way.Moreover,pure inorganic membrane prepared only with the exfoliated Sep fibers exhibited excellent flexibility,further demonstrating the excellent properties of Sep fibers with high aspect ratio.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program(No.2017YFB0309400)the Technology Innovation Center of Hebei for fiber material(No.SG2020022)the National Innovation Center of Advanced Dyeing and Finishing Technology(No.ZJ2021A13)。
文摘Currently,there is an imperative demand for developing a novel flexible heater with high adhesion,breathability,and extreme condition resistance,such as ultra-high temperatures and even fire.Herein,a high-adhesion,flame-retardancy,and anti-bacteria copper nanoparticles networks/nylon 6 woven fabric(CNNs/NWF)wearable heater with a“sandwich-like”structure has been designed and fabricated based on phatic acid/aminopropyltriethoxysilane(PA/APTES)hybrid coating.On the one hand,the CNNs/NWF wearable heater exhibited superb electrothermal behavior working at a peak temperature of 208.8℃powered with 2.0 V,better than that of wearable heaters in the recently reported literature.On the other hand,the vertical burning test showed that the heater possesses splendid flame retardancy.Furthermore,the PA/APTES coating could deposit a nanoscale porous protective film on the surface of CNNs/NWF,which imparts the heater with relatively excellent oxidation resistance and breathability.In addition,the antibacterial efficiency against Escherichia coli(E.coli)and Staphylococcus aureus(S.aureus)still reached100%after 50 times of standard washing and being electrified at 2.0 V for 5 min,keeping humans away from the threat of bacterial infections.We think that the heater in this research could be extended to wearable heating devices.
