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Aesthetic Cellulose Filaments With Water-triggered Switchable Internal Stress And Customizable Polarized Iridescence Toward Green Fashion Innovation.

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Aesthetic Cellulose Filaments With Water-triggered Switchable Internal Stress And Customizable Polarized Iridescence Toward Green Fashion Innovation.

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Aesthetic Cellulose Filaments with Water-Triggered Switchable Internal Stress and Customizable Polarized Iridescence

Xiaotong Fu^1,2,3, Zirong Liu^2,3, Chenlu Jiao²

¹College of Textile Science and Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.

|February 29, 2024

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Researchers developed artificial cellulose filaments (ACFs) for hair styling. These green, iridescent filaments offer customizable colors, durability, and water-triggered shaping for fashionable and convenient artificial hairdressing.

Keywords:

Raman imaging aligned nanostructure cellulose filaments internal stress polarized colors

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Polymer Chemistry
Textile Engineering

Background:

Fashionable and convenient artificial hairdressing requires healthy, aesthetic hair solutions.
Current artificial hair options often lack aesthetic appeal, customizability, and advanced functionalities.

Purpose of the Study:

To fabricate green, scalable, and aesthetic artificial cellulose filaments (ACFs) for hairdressing.
To achieve customizable iridescent colors, mechanical properties, and water-triggered moldability in ACFs.
To explore the potential of ACFs in personal wearables and artificial hairdressing applications.

Main Methods:

Cellulose dissolution and cross-linking.
Wet-spinning and nanostructured orientation of cellulose.
Raman imaging to monitor molecular changes and internal stress.

Water-triggered shaping via adjustable internal stress.

Main Results:

Fabricated green, scalable ACFs with customizable iridescent colors and excellent mechanical properties.
Demonstrated weakened internal stress in cross-linked ACFs using Raman imaging.
Achieved tunable iridescent polarization colors through controlled nanostructure orientation.
Showcased water-triggered 3D shaping with temporary and permanent moldability.

Conclusions:

ACFs offer a healthy, convenient, and green aesthetic solution for artificial hairdressing.
The developed fabrication method allows for tunable properties and advanced functionalities.
ACFs show significant potential for applications in personal wearables and fashion.