Hydroxypropyl Cellulose-Based Meter-Long Structurally Colored Fibers for Advanced Fabrics.

ABSTRACT: Structurally colored fibers are attractive alternatives to chemically colored fibers due to their rich optical properties, color stability, and environmental friendliness. However, the fabrication of structurally colored fibers using cost-effective raw materials with the possibility to scale up remains challenging. Here, a simple and scalable approach is developed to fabricate continuous meter-long structurally colored fibers exhibiting brilliant structural colors across the visible spectrum and helix orientation-dependent polarization states. The fibers are fabricated by extrusion of concentrated aqueous solutions of chemically crosslinked hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC). The wavelengths and polarization states can be tuned by solution concentration, relaxation time, and collector's surface

SUBMITTER: Qin Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11633506 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature