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Frictional and tensile properties of conducting polymer coated wool and alpaca fibers

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posted on 2005-09-01, 00:00 authored by Lijing Wang, Tong Lin, Xungai Wang, Akif Kaynak
Wool and alpaca fibers were coated with polypyrrole by vapor-phase polymerisation method. The changes in frictional and tensile properties of the single fibers upon coating with the conductive polymer are presented. Coating a thin layer of polypyrrole on the alpaca and wool fibers results in a significant reduction in the fiber coefficient of friction, as the conducting polymer layer smooths the protruding edges of the fiber scales. It also reduces the directional friction effect of the fibers. Depending on the type of fiber, the coating may slightly enhance the tensile properties of the coated fibers.

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Journal

Fibers and polymers

Volume

6

Pagination

259 - 262

Location

Seoul, Korea

ISSN

1229-9197

eISSN

1875-0052

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal article

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Springer

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