APPLICATIONS

OFNANOTECHONOLOGY

INTEXTILE INDUSTRIES

CONTENTS IntroductionPossible Clothing IssuesDifferent Structure Of Nano ParticlesTypes Of Nano ParticlesTextile ApplicationsFuture Prospectives

Possible Clothing Possible Clothing Issues:Issues:

• Shrink• Fade• Stain• Odor• Color

• Too Big• Too Small• Too Hot• Too Cold• Wrinkles

All of these issues can All of these issues can be “fixed” through be “fixed” through Nanotechnology!Nanotechnology!

NANOTECHNOLOGYThe study of control of matter on atomic and molecular level

Involves engineering on a small scale to create smaller, cheaper, lighter and faster devices that can do more things with less raw materials.

Nano-scale has generally been taken to lie from 0.2nm (atom) to 100nm.

DIFFERENT STRUCTURES OF NANO PARTICLES

NANOFIBRES

Nano-fibres are generally taken to be fibres with a diameter less than 1μm (100nm).

Electrospinning is the major fibre production method used to make nano-fibres.

By manipulation of the electro-spinning conditions, micro-filaments can be produced

Electro-spinningElectro-spinningNano-fibresNano-fibres

NANOFIBRES

Nano-fibres produced from synthetic fibre materials can be formed with a high surface area to volume ratio and small pores sizes in fabric form.

USES OF NANO FIBERSUSES OF NANO FIBERS

The potential end uses for such nano-fibres are in filtration, wound dressings, tissue engineering, nano-composites, drug delivery devicessensors.

NANO-COMPOSITES FIBRES

Nano-composite fibres consist of nano-fibres.The particles may be spheres, fibrils and by varying the amounts, their alignment, and distribution within the nano-fibre improvements in the mechanical, electrical, optical or biological properties may be obtained.

NANO-COMPOSITES FIBRES

CARBON NANO-TUBES

• The carbon nano-tubes essentially consist of tiny shells of graphite rolled up into cylinders, either as single tubes or multiple tubes joined together.

Carbon Nano-tubes

The carbon nano-tubes exhibit remarkable properties:

tensile strength thermalconductivity

Electrical conductivity

Nano-coated fibres

• Nano-coating of textile fabrics, complete finished garments or shoes can be obtained by plasma polymer treatment.

Nano-coatingNano-coatingPlasma TreatmentPlasma Treatment

FUNCTIONAL HYGIENE

Antibacterial reagents used are:Ag, Chitosan, SiO2 (as matrix),TiO2, ZnO

INCREASE DURABILITY

Al2O3,SiO2,CNT,ZnO, Polybutylacrylate

ELECTRO CONDUCTIVE AND

ANTISTATICCarbon black, Carbon nanotubes (CNT), Cu, Polypyrrole, Polyaniline

FIRE PROOF

CNT, Boroxosiloxane, Montmorillonite (nano clay), Sb3O2

SELF-CLEANING/ DIRT AND WATER REPELLENT

CNT, Fluoroacrylate,SiO2 (as matrix), TiO2

UV PROTECTION

TiO2, ZnO

MOISTURE ABSORBING

TiO2

IMPROVED STAINING / IMPROVED STAINING / REDUCE FADE REDUCE FADE

Carbon black, Nanoporous hydrocarbon on Nitrogen coating, SiO2 (as matrix)

FUTURE PROSPECTSThe main trust in nano-technologies applied totextiles, clothing and footwear will be to:

Improve the properties and performance of existing materials;Develop smart and intelligent textiles with novel functions;

Greatly increase the use of fibres in technical

textiles, biomedical and healthcare options;

Open up new opportunities for fibres as sensors.

NANO-TECHNOLOGIES

OFFER GREAT POTENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE

AND COULD RADICALLY CHANGE CONSUMER

PERCEPTION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A

“STANDARD” APPAREL FABRIC.

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