Fig. 1: Illustration of the procedure for fabricating C22/CNT@HDPE-SEBS, C22/CNT fibers and PCM-based fabric.
From: Ultralow CNT-reinforced phase-change fibers for scalable wearable thermoregulation
a The preparation flowchart of C22/CNT@HDPE-SEBS composite, (b) the production of C22/CNT fibers through bi-component melt-spinning, phase-change fabric and garments, (c) the influence of CNT on the orientation of phase change fibers, (d) a photograph of spooled CNT-reinforced PCFs produced by continuous spinning (e) crystallization enthalpy values and melting enthalpy values for the cooling and heating process curves of C22/CNT2 fibers, respectively. Similarly, crystallization enthalpy values and melting enthalpy values corresponding to the cooling and heating process curves of CNT-reinforced phase-change fabric, respectively, (f) a photograph of the CNT-reinforced phase change fabric with scale bar of 20 cm, and (g) a photograph of thermoregulated phase-change garments.
