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Cellulose-based aerogel fibers with enhanced mechanical properties for thermal insulation and humidity response.

Yan Yu,Ziheng Zhuang,Weijie Zhang,Tong Xue,Chaoxia Wang,Yunjie Yin

Published 2025 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

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Aerogel fibers have emerged as ideal materials for thermal insulation, due to the high porosity, low thermal conductivity, and unique nano-gel network structure. However, they typically suffer from poor mechanical properties and limited functionality. Herein, bacterial cellulose/graphene oxide (BC/GO) aerogel fibers were prepared via wet-spinning with surface modification by polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride (PDDA). The results demonstrated that the aerogel fibers exhibit satisfactory thermal insulation performance, attributed to their high porosity (82.3 %) and tiny pore size (<50 nm). Besides, the bacterial cellulose/graphene oxide/ polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride (BC/GO/PDDA) aerogel fibers showed enhanced mechanical properties with a tensile strength of 0.409 MPa, an elongation at break of 50.91 %, and a toughness of 140.44 kJ m-3. As the relative humidity increased, the ions of PDDA were released resulting in augmented electrical conductivity of the composite aerogel fibers. When applied to a simulated respiration process, the BC/GO/PDDA aerogel fibers displayed a fast response time of 1.8 s and a high sensitivity. This work broadens the application prospects of bacterial cellulose aerogel fibers, which have great potential in thermal insulation fabrics and flexible wearable sensors.

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