Issue 25, 2015

A flexible, sandwiched high-performance super-insulation fabric

Abstract

The rapid development of modern technology has put forward higher requirements on thermal insulation materials in many fields. Due to the inevitable defects of common insulation materials, a novel super-insulation material with high performance should be explored. In this article, a flexible, sandwiched super-insulation polyimide (PI) fabric has been designed and fabricated by using an electrohydrodynamic jet technology simply. This unique sandwiched fabric possessed an ultra-low thermal conductivity (16.7 mW m−1 K−1), excellent mechanical properties and a wide operating temperature range. Furthermore, it still has some other multifunctions, such as great cryogenic resistance, self-extinction and thermal stability. Such a sandwiched PI fabric with remarkable integrated performance will have potential engineering applications under harsh conditions, such as the aerospace field.

Graphical abstract: A flexible, sandwiched high-performance super-insulation fabric

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Mar 2015
Accepted
18 May 2015
First published
18 May 2015

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015,3, 13198-13202

Author version available

A flexible, sandwiched high-performance super-insulation fabric

F. Bai, J. Wu, G. Gong and L. Guo, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 13198 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA02324F

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