Volume 124, Issue 6 pp. 5138-5144

Silver polyhedron coated electrospun nylon 6 nano-fibrous membrane with good infrared extinction, ultraviolet shielding and water vapor permeability

Pingtang Zhao

Pingtang Zhao

Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Jintu Fan

Corresponding Author

Jintu Fan

Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong===Search for more papers by this author
First published: 13 December 2011
Citations: 4

Abstract

Silver polyhedron coated electrospun nylon 6 nanofibrous membranes were produced using a nonhazardous and “green” electroless process. The process employed sodium citrate as a complexing and reducing agent at 80°C, without the need of any surfactant or hazardous chemicals. The novel nanofibrous membrane, produced under optimum conditions, demonstrated high infrared (IR) extinction and ultraviolet (UV) blocking and good water vapor permeability. It is expected to have wide potential application for thermal radiation shielding, UV blocking and IR camouflage. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011

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