All-organic, conductive and biodegradable yarns from core-shell nanofibers through electrospinning.

ABSTRACT: Electrically conductive and biodegradable materials are desired for a range of applications in wearable electronics to address the growing ecological problem of e-waste. Herein, we report on the design and fabrication of all-organic, conductive and biodegradable nanofibrous core-shell yarn produced by in situ polymerization of aniline on the surface of electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone) nanofibers. The effect of concentration of aniline monomer on the morphology and resistivity of deposited polyaniline layer was investigated. The electrical resistance changed almost instantaneously with the strain for multiple stretch and recovery cycles. This rapid and sensitive response to mechanical loading and unloading is promising to validate the possibility of using the conductive yarns as stra

SUBMITTER: Weerasinghe VT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9056639 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature