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Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes-Based Micro-fibrillar Polymer Composite Fiber: A Sturctural Biomimetic

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The concept of combining polymers as a matrix material with fiber reinforcement along with nanofillers is a successful three-phase composite reinforcement system. In this context bicomponent composite fiber reinforced with nanofillers has been studied vastly for improving textile products. Bicomponent fibers consist of two or more polymer components within the same filament, with each component existing separately. The major objective of producing bicomponent fibers develops the abilities not existing in either polymer alone. An advanced method of processing the so-called micro-fibrillar fiber/micro-fibrillar reinforced composite (MFC) concept was created about 20 years ago. Unlike classical macro-composite (viz. glass fiber reinforced one) or in situ composite (Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymer macromolecules), MFC are micro-fibrils of fibril chains which in turn are created during MFC manufacturing. The mechanical properties of composite depend on the effective adhesion ability of filler and matrix which in turn depends on higher aspect ratio which is positively attained in MFC. In order to create high performance fibers with unique properties the accumulation of MFC concept with nanofillers like carbon nanotubes form one of the most interesting material presenting traditional paradigm with newer approach having structural biomimetic with plant cell wall.

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  1. Department of Neurobiology, DIPAS, DRDO, New Delhi, India

    Neha Agrawal

  2. Directorate of Nanomaterials and Sciences, DMSRDE, DRDO, Kanpur, India

    Neha Agrawal & Manu Aggarwal

  3. Centre for Research in Nanotechnology and Sciences, IIT-Bombay, Mumbai, India

    Neha Agrawal

  4. Department of Textile Technology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar NIT, Jalandhar, India

    Manu Aggarwal

  5. Directorate of Nanomaterials and Technology, DMSRDE, DRDO, Kanpur, India

    Kingsuk Mukhopadhyay

  6. Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science, IIT-Bombay, Mumbai, India

    Arup R. Bhattacharyya

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Agrawal, N., Aggarwal, M., Mukhopadhyay, K., Bhattacharyya, A.R. (2022). Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes-Based Micro-fibrillar Polymer Composite Fiber: A Sturctural Biomimetic. In: Hussain, C.M., Di Sia, P. (eds) Handbook of Smart Materials, Technologies, and Devices. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84205-5_117

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