Water-Resistant Mechanoluminescent Electrospun Fabrics with Protected Sensitivity in Wet Condition via Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition Process

• DOI: 10.3390/polym12081720
• Publication Date: 2020-08-03T11:45:57Z
• Authors: Halim Lee; Eunjin Cho; Tomas Webbe Kerekes; Seung Lee Kwon; Gun Jin Yun; Jooyoun Kim
• Keywords: Polyacrylonitrile; Mechanoluminescence

Mechanoluminescence (ML), which emits light upon external mechanical stress, was applied to fibrous composites. Herein, ML particles were incorporated into poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) electrospun webs prepare ML/PVDF ML/PAN composite fabrics. The produced fabrics treated with O2 C4F8 plasma modify the wetting properties, then effects of wettability on light-emitting response in dry wet conditions investigated. intensity greatly decreased when absorbed water. When composites hydrophobized by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition process, original protected conditions, while maintaining water transmission rate. As clothing material would be exposed moisture varied situations, reduced sensitivity may limit application findings suggest a facile strategy fabricate moisture-resistant, breathable mechanoluminescence