Graphene modified multifunctional personal protective clothing

S Bhattacharjee, R Joshi, AA Chughtai… - Advanced materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Personal protective clothing is intended to protect the wearer from various hazards
(mechanical, biological, chemical, thermal, radiological, etc.) and inhospitable …

Ballistic resistant body armor: contemporary and prospective materials and related protection mechanisms

NV David, XL Gao, JQ Zheng - 2009 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Modern military operations, technology-driven war tactics, and current on-street weapons
and ammunition necessitate the development of advanced ballistic protection body armor …

A novel strategy of fabricating high performance UV-resistant aramid fibers with simultaneously improved surface activity, thermal and mechanical properties through …

J Zhu, L Yuan, Q Guan, G Liang, A Gu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Using facile strategy to prepare UV resistant aramid fibers (KFs) with high surface activity,
thermal and mechanical properties is the most important and urgent issue of sustainably …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the mechanical properties, UV and hydrothermal aging resistance of PIPD fiber using MXene (Ti3C2 (OH) 2) nanosheets

N Taloub, A Henniche, L Liu, J Li, N Rahoui… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
The pursuit of improving the performance of rigid-rod polymeric fibers using a new inorganic
nano-materials and efficient methods is very attractive topic. The combination of the unusual …

Covalent functionalization of aramid fibers with zinc oxide nano-interphase for improved UV resistance and interfacial strength in composites

L Ma, J Zhang, C Teng - Composites Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Improving the resistances of organic high-performance fibers to harsh environments and
enhancing the interfacial interactions of fiber-reinforced composites have become crucial in …

Suppressing the thermal and ultraviolet sensitivity of Kevlar by infiltration and hybridization with ZnO

I Azpitarte, A Zuzuarregui, H Ablat… - Chemistry of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Polyaramides, such as Kevlar, are of great technological importance for their extraordinary
mechanical performance. As fibers, they are used in personal safety, for reinforcement of …

Modeling of load responses and aging of high strength fibers considering UV-radiation

H Song, P Ying, P Zhu, Y Zhou, Z Zhong - Composites Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Long-term illumination can damage the mechanical properties of high strength fiber
composites, resulting in the material aging and loss of mechanical properties. To reveal the …

Dynamic strengthening of carbon nanotube fibers under extreme mechanical impulses

W Xie, R Zhang, RJ Headrick, LW Taylor, S Kooi… - Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A monofilament fiber spun from individual carbon nanotubes is an arbitrarily long ensemble
of weakly interacting, aligned, discrete nanoparticles. Despite the structural resemblance of …

Effects of UV sensitivity and accelerated photo-aging on stab resistance of ρ-aramid fabrics impregnated with shear thickening fluids (STFs)

T Santos, C Santos, M Aquino, SM Rangappa… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The use of Kevlar in the field of ballistic and stabbing protection has been studied by
researchers in polymeric composites for this purpose. This study presents complementary …

Mechanical property degradation and structural failure of flexible laminated composite envelope upon exposure to high-altitude atmosphere

C Li, J Gao, H Chen, Y Huang, P Wang, X Li - Composites Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The mechanical performance and structural evolution of a flexible laminated composite
envelope material after 5 years of service were investigated by uniaxial tensile test and …