Author Affiliations
1Key Laboratory of Intelligent Textile and Flexible Interconnection of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China2State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, Chinashow less
【AIGC One Sentence Reading】:Simple wet spinning fabricates robust CNFene/SF fibers with high sensitivity and stability, suitable for smart dressing and flexible electronics.
【AIGC Short Abstract】:A simple wet spinning method was used to create intrinsically conductive cellulose nanofibril/silk fibers. These fibers showed improved homogeneity, thermal stability, conductivity, and mechanical strength. The optimized fiber (SF1) has high sensitivity, washing/rubbing resistance, and waterproof properties, making it suitable for monitoring human motion and wound healing. This work offers a new approach for smart, high-performance fibers in flexible electronics and smart dressings.
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Abstract
Silk fibroin (SF) with skin-like features and function shows great prospects in wearable electronics and smart dressing. However, the traditional method of loading conductive materials on physical interfaces can easily lead to the detachment of conductive materials, poor mechanical properties, and unstable conductivity, which hinder their practical application. Herein, simple wet spinning was utilized to fabricate multifunctional regenerated silk fibers reinforced with different contents of intrinsically conductive cellulose nanofibril (CNFene). Significant enhancements in fiber homogeneity, thermal stability, conductivity, mechanical strength, and sensing ability were achieved due to more regular orientation of silk fibroin molecules and strong intermolecular interactions with CNFene. The optimized sample (SF1) with high sensitivity (100 ms), excellent washing/rubbing resistance, and superb waterproof properties (22 days) can comprehensively monitor human motion and weak signals. Surprisingly, inspired by the different humidity levels around wounds at different stages of healing, SF1 with favorable humidity sensitivity can be developed as a smart dressing for monitoring wound healing. Therefore, this work provides a simple preparation route of smart high-performance fiber for flexible electronic devices, smart dressing, and underwater smart textiles.