Hollow Filaments Synthesized by Dry-Jet Wet Spinning of Cellulose Nanofibrils: Structural Properties and Thermoregulation with Phase-Change Infills

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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2022-04-08

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2908–2916

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ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Volume 4, issue 4

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We use dry-jet wet spinning in a coaxial configuration by extruding an aqueous colloidal suspension of oxidized nanocellulose (hydrogel shell) combined with airflow in the core. The coagulation of the hydrogel in a water bath results in hollow filaments (HF) that are drawn continuously at relatively high rates. Small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS) reveals the orientation and order of the cellulose sheath, depending on the applied shear flow and drying method (free-drying and drying under tension). The obtained dry HF show Young's modulus and tensile strength of up to 9 GPa and 66 MPa, respectively. Two types of phase-change materials (PCM), polyethylene glycol (PEG) and paraffin (PA), are used as infills to enable filaments for energy regulation. An increased strain (9%) is observed in the PCM-filled filaments (HF-PEG and HF-PA). The filaments display similar thermal behavior (dynamic scanning calorimetry) compared to the neat infill, PEG, or paraffin, reaching a maximum latent heat capacity of 170 J·g-1 (48-55 °C) and 169 J·g-1 (52-54 °C), respectively. Overall, this study demonstrates the facile and scalable production of two-component core-shell filaments that combine structural integrity, heat storage, and thermoregulation properties.

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| openaire: EC/H2020/788489/EU//BioELCell Funding Information: G.R. acknowledges the contribution of UPM and support of the Academy of Finland’s Flagship Program under Project Nos. 318890 and 318891 (Competence Center for Materials Bioeconomy, FinnCERES). G.R., R.A., and O.J.R. are grateful for the support received from the ERC Advanced Grant Agreement No. 788489 (“BioElCell”) and The Canada Excellence Research Chair Program (CERC-2018-00006), as well as Canada Foundation for Innovation (Project number 38623). The provision of facilities and technical support by Aalto University at OtaNano - Nanomicroscopy Center (Aalto-NMC) is also gratefully acknowledged. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.

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energy storage, functional textiles, hollow filaments, nanocellulose, phase-change materials, spinning, wearables

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Reyes, G, Ajdary, R, Yazdani, M R & Rojas, O J 2022, ' Hollow Filaments Synthesized by Dry-Jet Wet Spinning of Cellulose Nanofibrils: Structural Properties and Thermoregulation with Phase-Change Infills ', ACS Applied Polymer Materials, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 2908–2916 . https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.2c00177