Ultralight and Flame-Retardant Nanofiber/Aerogel Microfiber Sponges with Dual-Network Structures for Warmth Retention (2025)

    Applications of Polymer, Composite, and Coating Materials

    • Xiangdong Zhao

      Xiangdong Zhao

      Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China

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      Wei Zhang

      Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China

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    • Sai Wang*

      Sai Wang

      Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China

      State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China

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      Xiaoyan Liu

      Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China

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      Shichao Zhang

      Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China

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      Jianyong Yu

      Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China

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    • Bin Ding

      Bin Ding

      Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China

      State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China

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    Ultralight and Flame-Retardant Nanofiber/Aerogel Microfiber Sponges with Dual-Network Structures for Warmth Retention (6)

    Long-term exposure to cold conditions can cause damage to the body, which makes cold prevention equipment urgently needed. However, the most commonly used fibrous warmth retention materials have drawbacks of heavy weight, poor mechanical properties, flammability, and inefficient thermal insulating performance. Herein, we propose a simple and feasible strategy to prepare nanofiber/aerogel microfiber sponges (NAMS) with dual-network structures for warmth retention by direct electrospinning. The aerogel fibers are prepared by regulating the phase separation behavior of the jet, while flexible nanofibers are introduced between the aerogel fibers to construct dual-network structures in the sponge. The obtained NAMS is lightweight (3.44 mg cm–3) and exhibits robust mechanical properties (almost no plastic deformation after enduring 500 stretching cycles and 1000 compression cycles), and efficient warmth retention properties (thermal conductivity of 23.92 mW m–1 K–1). Furthermore, the introduction of a flame retardant enables the NAMS to possess remarkable flame resistance, with a limiting oxygen index of 28.7%. The development of NAMS offers a promising avenue for future advancements in ultralight, flame-retardant, and high-efficiency warmth retention materials.

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