Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
2120 The University of Texas at Dallas (144008)
Principal Investigator: Minary-Jolandan,Majid
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 371,324
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): Yes
Start and End Dates: 10/1/22 - 10/31/25
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Mechanical Engineering
Department, Center, School, or Institute: ECS
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Continuous Twisted Nano-fibrous Yarns for Smart Piezo-Textiles
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
Natl Science Foundation
CFDA Link: NSF
47.041
Program Title:
none
CFDA Linked: Engineering Grants
Note:
In this project, a manufacturing process based on continuous electrospinning is proposed that enables continuous production of twisted yarns. A major obstacle in the utilization of piezoelectric polymers for smart fabric applications has been the low electromechanical conversion efficiency of piezo polymers (~2%) compared to the piezo ceramics (~50%), which are inherently brittle and not suitable for smart fabric applications. The scientific outcomes of this research will be the inter-relation of thermomechanical processing, percentage of crystallinity, and orientation of crystallites and elastic and piezoelectric properties of the piezoelectric nanofibers and twisted bundles.
Discussion: No discussion notes