Abstract
Natural fibers possess good specific mechanical strength, flexibility, superior biodegradability, and composite stability, making them ideal materials for environmentally friendly, sustainable, and cost-effective manufacturing of composite components. This study aims to utilize cotton fibers and direct ink writing (DIW) technology to fabricate cotton-containing 3D printed fabrics (3Dp-Fs) to address issues related to poor mechanical properties. Herein, cotton fibers were dissolved in a LiCl/DMAc solvent and hydroxyethyl cellulose was added to prepare a solution matrix. Subsequently, the screened chopped cotton fibers were uniformly dispersed in the matrix to create homogeneous cotton-containing inks. The rheological properties of inks were thoroughly investigated, revealing that all the inks exhibited shear-thinning behavior. Finally, cotton-containing 3Dp-Fs were produced using the DIW technique. The analysis of 3Dp-Fs encompasses their appearance, morphology, internal structure, mechanical strength, and wearability. Results indicate that increasing the cotton fiber content from 0 to 0.8 wt% enhances the tensile strength of 3Dp-F by 60.40 N and the bursting strength by 55.46 N. Surprisingly, the addition of cotton fibers significantly improves the air permeability of 3Dp-F to 233.36 mm s−1, and after 120 s, the water content difference is 640.31%—both of which surpass the performance of 3Dp-F without cotton fibers. As a conceptual validation, a well-shaped 3D garment was created using these 3Dp-Fs. This study presents a novel approach that holds great promise for 3D printing fabrics and clothing with excellent mechanical properties and comfort.
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The authors acknowledge the assistance provided by the Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department Scientific Research Project (2022KXJ-017), the Shaanxi Province Science and Technology Innovation Leading Talents Scientific Research Project (2018033), Innovation Capability Support Program of Shaanxi (Program No. 2022KJXX-40), Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi (Program No. 2023-YBGY-490), Outstanding Young Talents Support Plan of Shaanxi Universities (2020), Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi (No. 2019JQ-182, 2018JQ5214, 2023-JC-QN-0423, and 2021JQ-678), Scientific Research Program Funded by Shaanxi Provincial Education Department (Program No. 23JP054).
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51903199, 62201441), Young Talent Fund of Association for Science and Technology in Shaanxi, China (20230139), Young Talent Fund of Xi'an Association for Science and Technology (959202313055).
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Yang, L., Meng, J., Wang, Y. et al. Direct ink writing-based cotton integration for enhanced mechanical and functional characteristics in 3D printed fabrics. Cellulose 31, 2685–2702 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-024-05742-x
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