Mechanical and Electrical Properties of the Polyaniline (PANI)/Polylactic Acid (PLA) Nonwoven Fabric

Abstract:

Technical development and rapid telecommunication create convenient consumer products, but produce electromagnetic radiation that hurts the human body, which makes the development of antistatic and electromagnetic-wave-resistant textiles important. This study combines polylactic acid (PLA) fibers and low melting point polylactic (LPLA) fibers by needle punching to make PLA nonwoven fabrics. The lamination layer number is then changed to explore its influence on the mechanical properties of the PLA nonwoven fabrics. Next, the nonwoven fabrics are spray-coated with polyaniline (PANI) to form the PANI/PLA nonwoven fabrics. The PANI/PLA nonwoven fabric with a lamination layer number of 5 has the optimum tensile and tear strength. A coating of PANI can reduce the surface resistivity.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 365-366)
• Pages: 1074-1077
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.365-366.1074
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Chin Mei Lin, Ching Hui Lin, Yu Tien Huang, Ching Wen Lou, Jia Horng Lin
• Keywords: Mechanical Property, Nonwoven Fabrics, Polyaniline (PANI), Polylactic Acid (PLA) Fiber

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