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Improving Fire Resistance of Cotton Fabric through Layer-by-Layer Assembled Graphene Multilayer Nanocoating

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In this study, thin films containing poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), stabilized with poly(4-styrene-sulfonic acid) (PSS), were assembled by a simple and cost-effective layer-by-layer (LbL) technique in order to introduce the anti-flammability to cotton. These antiflammable layers were characterized by using UV-vis spectrometry and quartz crystal microbalance as a function of the number of bilayers deposited. Scanning electron microscopy was used to visualize the morphology of the thin film coatings on the cotton fabric. The graphene-polymer thin films introduced anti-flammable properties through thermally stable carbonaceous layers at a high temperature. The thermal stability and flame retardant property of graphene-coated cotton was demonstrated by thermogravimetric analysis, cone calorimetry, and vertical flame test. The results indicate that LbL-assembled graphene-polymer thin films can be applied largely in the field of flame retardant.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Myongji University, Yongin, 17058, Korea

    Wonjun Jang, Il Jun Chung, Junwoo Kim, Seongmin Seo & Yong Tae Park

  2. New Transportation Systems Research Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang, 16105, Korea

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Jang, W., Chung, I.J., Kim, J. et al. Improving Fire Resistance of Cotton Fabric through Layer-by-Layer Assembled Graphene Multilayer Nanocoating. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 72, 1052–1057 (2018). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.72.1052

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