Fabrication of breathable superhydrophobic composite fabric with moisture permeability and weak-electric-field bactericidal ability designed for protective clothing applications
Most protective clothing on the market today cannot provide both comfort properties and protectability, which would not match the requirement for preventing or killing the rapidly growing and changing virus. Hence, a novel breathable and waterproof composite fabric used in protective clothing was de...
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| description | Most protective clothing on the market today cannot provide both comfort properties and protectability, which would not match the requirement for preventing or killing the rapidly growing and changing virus. Hence, a novel breathable and waterproof composite fabric used in protective clothing was designed through the hot-press process with three functional layers. The waterproof ability, moisture permeability, mechanical property, electricity and bactericidal ability of three layers and composite fabric were studied. Results showed that the moisture permeability of coated thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) membrane reached 19854 g m2 d−1. The composite fabric had still excellent moisture permeability of up to 13956 g m2 d−1 and water contact angle of 151.7°. The coated TPU membrane had good tensile strength and acid resistance. The voltage and current of composite fabric after 7 days were approximately 0.336 V and 1.4 μA. The composite fabric had a 97.5 % filtering effect for NaCl aerosols, a 99 % bacteriostatic rate, and the ability to withstand the Phy-X174 phage with a diameter of 0.027 μm. This composite fabric based on the principle of moisture permeability and weak electric field could be used in protective clothing, which would be of theoretical significance and guiding practical production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-88a35baf25a944b9b7b1d75cd21e75a52024-01-24T05:16:45ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752024-01-01237112612Fabrication of breathable superhydrophobic composite fabric with moisture permeability and weak-electric-field bactericidal ability designed for protective clothing applicationsYanbo Liu0Qiang Wang1Tianyi Zhang2Ming Hao3Xiaodong Hu4Zhijun Chen5Bo Yang6State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China; School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, ChinaState Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, ChinaState Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, ChinaSchool of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, ChinaSchool of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, ChinaState Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China; School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, ChinaState Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China; Corresponding author.Most protective clothing on the market today cannot provide both comfort properties and protectability, which would not match the requirement for preventing or killing the rapidly growing and changing virus. Hence, a novel breathable and waterproof composite fabric used in protective clothing was designed through the hot-press process with three functional layers. The waterproof ability, moisture permeability, mechanical property, electricity and bactericidal ability of three layers and composite fabric were studied. Results showed that the moisture permeability of coated thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) membrane reached 19854 g m2 d−1. The composite fabric had still excellent moisture permeability of up to 13956 g m2 d−1 and water contact angle of 151.7°. The coated TPU membrane had good tensile strength and acid resistance. The voltage and current of composite fabric after 7 days were approximately 0.336 V and 1.4 μA. The composite fabric had a 97.5 % filtering effect for NaCl aerosols, a 99 % bacteriostatic rate, and the ability to withstand the Phy-X174 phage with a diameter of 0.027 μm. This composite fabric based on the principle of moisture permeability and weak electric field could be used in protective clothing, which would be of theoretical significance and guiding practical production.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127523010286Protective clothingComposite fabricMoisture permeabilityWeak electric fieldCoating |
| spellingShingle | Yanbo Liu Qiang Wang Tianyi Zhang Ming Hao Xiaodong Hu Zhijun Chen Bo Yang Fabrication of breathable superhydrophobic composite fabric with moisture permeability and weak-electric-field bactericidal ability designed for protective clothing applications Materials & Design Protective clothing Composite fabric Moisture permeability Weak electric field Coating |
| title | Fabrication of breathable superhydrophobic composite fabric with moisture permeability and weak-electric-field bactericidal ability designed for protective clothing applications |
| title_full | Fabrication of breathable superhydrophobic composite fabric with moisture permeability and weak-electric-field bactericidal ability designed for protective clothing applications |
| title_fullStr | Fabrication of breathable superhydrophobic composite fabric with moisture permeability and weak-electric-field bactericidal ability designed for protective clothing applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fabrication of breathable superhydrophobic composite fabric with moisture permeability and weak-electric-field bactericidal ability designed for protective clothing applications |
| title_short | Fabrication of breathable superhydrophobic composite fabric with moisture permeability and weak-electric-field bactericidal ability designed for protective clothing applications |
| title_sort | fabrication of breathable superhydrophobic composite fabric with moisture permeability and weak electric field bactericidal ability designed for protective clothing applications |
| topic | Protective clothing Composite fabric Moisture permeability Weak electric field Coating |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127523010286 |
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