Thermochromic composite fibres containing liquid crystals formed via melt extrusion
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Abstract
A three-layered composite fibre has been generated via a modified wire-coating melt co-extrusion process. The continuous fibre consists of a thermochromic liquid crystalline (TLC) layer encapsulated between a transparent polypropylene outer sheath and a black polyether ether ketone inner core. The fibres exhibit clear thermochromic behaviour consistent with the behaviour of unincorporated TLCs, and have been formed into a textile. The presence of the black inner core was found to be the key for the clear retention of colour within the fibres against both white and black backgrounds. The temperature-sensitive fibres and textiles can be applied to a variety of thermal mapping applications, such as in the medical and engineering fields, due to the tunable nature of TLCs.
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OpenAlex topics: Textile materials and evaluations · Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms · Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
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