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    Water-Resistant Mechanoluminescent Electrospun Fabrics with Protected Sensitivity in Wet Condition via Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition Process

    Year: 2020

    Journal: Polymers, Volume 12, AUG

    Authors: Lee, Halim; Cho, Eunjin; Kerekes, Tomas Webbe; Kwon, Seung Lee; Yun, Gun Jin; Kim, Jooyoun

    Organizations: National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korea government (MSIT) [NRF-2020R1F1A1074295]; Institute of Engineering Research at Seoul National University

    Keywords: mechanoluminescence; electrospinning; water-resistant; plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition; sensor; smart textile

    Mechanoluminescence (ML), which emits light upon external mechanical stress, was applied to fibrous composites. Herein, ML particles were incorporated into poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) electrospun webs to prepare ML/PVDF and ML/PAN composite fabrics. The produced fabrics were treated with O(2)and C(4)F(8)plasma to modify the wetting properties, then the effects of composite wettability on the light-emitting response in dry and wet conditions were investigated. The light intensity was greatly decreased when the composite fabrics absorbed water. When the composites were hydrophobized by the C(4)F(8)plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition process, the original light intensity was protected in wet conditions, while maintaining the water vapor transmission rate. As the clothing material would be exposed to moisture in varied situations, the reduced ML sensitivity in wet conditions may limit the application of ML composite fabrics. The findings suggest a facile strategy to fabricate moisture-resistant, breathable mechanoluminescence composite fabrics.
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