Producing continuous twisted yarn from well‐aligned nanofibers by water vortex |
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| Authors: | Maryam Yousefzadeh Masoud Latifi Wee‐Eong Teo Mohammad Amani‐Tehran Seeram Ramakrishna |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Textile Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Hafez Ave., Tehran 159163‐4311, Iran;2. Textile Research and Excellence Center, Amirkabir University of Technology, Hafez Ave., Tehran 15875‐4413, Iran;3. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore;4. College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia |
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| Abstract: | A new technology based on the liquid support system is introduced for fabricating continuous twisted nanofibrous yarn. In this novel technique, the electrospun yarn was collected from the top of the water vortex such that it can be twisted simultaneously during yarn production. Our study demonstrated the feasibility of the technique for producing continuous twisted yarn from well aligned nanofibers. It is shown that the system can be modified to have different yarn counts with various twists. Further, significant improvement can be seen in the strength and strain when nanofibrous yarn is twisted compared to non‐twisted yarn. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2011. © 2010 Society of Plastics Engineers |
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