阅读说明：本技术 一种具有智能表面的复合纤维及其制备方法与应用 (Composite fiber with intelligent surface and preparation method and application thereof ) 是由 刘继广 张启 石高丽 于 2018-08-21 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种具有智能表面的复合纤维及其制备方法与应用。所述复合纤维包括纤维基体以及覆盖其上的导电颗粒,所述纤维基体表面覆盖导电颗粒可以提高纤维的电导率,进而改善纤维的导电性。制备方法如下：先获得表面具有可反应基团的纤维基体,再获得具有可反应官能团的导电颗粒,最后将纤维基体与导电颗粒混合进行反应,得到所述复合纤维。本发明所述复合纤维可以用于导电纤维、抗静电纤维或织物、电子线路、传感器、智能纺织品等,优选用于导电纤维、传感和抗静电纤维织物。(The invention discloses a composite fiber with an intelligent surface, and a preparation method and application thereof. The composite fiber comprises a fiber matrix and conductive particles covered on the fiber matrix, wherein the surface of the fiber matrix is covered with the conductive particles, so that the conductivity of the fiber can be improved, and the conductivity of the fiber can be further improved. The preparation method comprises the following steps: firstly, obtaining a fiber matrix with a reactive group on the surface, then obtaining conductive particles with a reactive functional group, and finally mixing the fiber matrix and the conductive particles for reaction to obtain the composite fiber. The composite fiber can be used for conductive fibers, antistatic fibers or fabrics, electronic circuits, sensors, intelligent textiles and the like, and is preferably used for conductive fibers, sensing and antistatic fiber fabrics.)

1. A composite fiber with an intelligent surface comprises a fiber matrix and conductive particles covered on the fiber matrix, wherein the fiber matrix and the conductive particles are bonded through chemical bonds.

2. The composite fiber according to claim 1, characterized in that: the diameter of the fiber matrix is 100 nm-800 μm, preferably 2-60 μm, and more preferably 10-40 μm;

the particle size of the conductive particles is 10 nm-4 μm, preferably 150 nm-4 μm, and more preferably 150 nm-2 μm;

the ratio of the particle size of the conductive particles to the diameter of the fiber matrix is 1 (25-200), preferably 1 (30-70), and more preferably 1 (40-60).

3. The composite fiber according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: the surface of the fiber substrate is modified with a reactive group; the reactable group is preferably at least one of the following: amino, epoxy, carboxyl, hydroxyl, mercapto, double bond, chlorine and bromine groups.

4. The composite fiber according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: the fiber matrix is selected from fibers of a mixture of at least one or more of the following polymers: polyamide fibers, polyester fibers, a-olefin polymer fibers, silk, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl chloride, cellulose fibers, and polyvinyl alcohol fibers;

wherein the polyamide fiber matrix is preferably selected from: one or more of a polyaramid matrix, a polycaprolactam fiber matrix, a polyhexamethylene adipamide fiber matrix, a polyundecanamide fiber matrix, a polydodecanamide fiber matrix, a polyhexamethylene sebacamide fiber matrix, a polyhexamethylene dodecanoamide fiber matrix, a polytetramethyleneadipamide fiber matrix and a polyhexamethylene sebacamide fiber matrix;

the polyester fiber matrix is preferably selected from: one or more of polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate and poly-p-phenylene terephthamide basal bodies;

the a-olefin polymer fiber matrix is preferably selected from polypropylene fibers, polyethylene fibers, and propylene and ethylene copolymer fibers;

the polyacrylonitrile fiber is preferably selected from one of polyacrylonitrile, acrylonitrile and copolymer of chloroethylene;

the polyvinyl chloride fiber is preferably polyvinyl chloride fiber;

the polyvinyl alcohol fiber is preferably non-acetalized polyvinyl alcohol fiber; the cellulose fiber is preferably selected from cotton fiber, viscose fiber, flax fiber and bamboo fiber;

optionally, other polymers and/or inorganic fillers are compounded in the fiber matrix, and preferably, the inorganic fillers are selected from one or more of gold, silver, copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, chromium, cadmium, cobalt, silica, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide, ferroferric oxide, barium sulfate, tungsten trioxide, carbon black and calcium carbonate.

5. The composite fiber according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: the conductive particles are selected from polymer conductive particles and/or polymer conductive particles doped with inorganic materials and/or inorganic conductive particles and/or organic/inorganic hybrid conductive particles; preferably polymeric conductive particles and/or polymers doped with inorganic materials;

wherein the inorganic material is one or more of gold, silver, copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, chromium, cadmium, cobalt, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide, ferroferric oxide, barium sulfate, tungsten trioxide, carbon black and calcium carbonate;

wherein the organic/inorganic hybrid conductive particles are preferably particles containing an inorganic/organic conductive component in a polymer particle; wherein the polymer particles are preferably particles formed from polymers or copolymers of one or more monomers such as styrene, methylstyrene, divinylbenzene, N-isopropylacrylamide, N' -methylenebisacrylamide, methacrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylamide;

wherein the organic conductive component is preferably selected from: polyaniline, polypyrrole, fulgide, polythiophene;

wherein the inorganic conductive component is preferably selected from: gold, silver, copper, nickel, platinum, palladium.

6. The composite fiber according to claim 5, characterized in that: the polymer in the polymer conductive particles and/or the polymer doped with the inorganic material is a polymer modified with a reactive group; the reactable group is selected from at least one of the following: hydroxyl, carboxyl, amino, double bond, mercapto, amide, epoxy and chlorine groups;

the polymer in the polymer conductive particles and/or the polymer doped with the inorganic material is preferably an environment-responsive polymer modified with one or more of hydroxyl, carboxyl, sulfydryl and epoxy;

the environment-responsive polymer is selected from the group consisting of temperature-responsive polymers, pH-responsive polymers, humidity-responsive polymers, solvent-responsive polymers, CO₂One or more of the responsive polymer, the ion-responsive polymer and the photo-responsive polymer are preferably selected from homopolymers shown in formulas (1) to (3) and/or copolymers containing polymer segments shown in formulas (1) to (3):

in formula (1): r₁、R₂And R₃Each independently selected from hydrogen or C₁～C₆Alkyl of (3), preferably from hydrogen or C₁～C₃Alkyl groups of (a); in the formula (2), R₄Selected from hydrogen or C₁～C₆Alkyl of (3), preferably from hydrogen or C₁～C₃Alkyl groups of (a); in the formula (3), R₅、R₆And R₇Each independently selected from hydrogen or C₁～C₆Alkyl of (3), preferably from hydrogen or C₁～C₃Alkyl groups of (a); in thatIn the formulae (1) to (3), 20>m≥0；

The environmentally responsive polymer more preferably contains homopolymers and/or copolymers containing poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) segments, poly (N-isopropylmethacrylamide) segments, poly (N, N-diethylacrylamide) segments, poly (N-ethylacrylamide) segments, poly (N, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) segments, polyvinylpyridine, polyacrylic acid segments and/or polymethacrylic acid segments.

7. The composite fiber according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: the chemical bond between the fiber matrix and the conductive particles is an ester bond, an amide bond, an ether bond, a C ═ N bond, an N-N bond, a C-C bond, a C ═ C bond, an S-S bond, a C-S bond and/or an S-O bond.

8. A method of making the composite fiber of any one of claims 1-7, comprising the steps of:

1) preparing a fiber matrix with reactive groups on the surface;

2) preparing conductive particles having a reactable group;

3) adding the fiber matrix with the surface provided with the reactive group prepared in the step 1) into a solvent for reaction, so as to obtain the composite fiber with the intelligent surface; the steps 1) and 2) are not divided into front and back orders.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein: in the step 3), the solvent is a poor solvent of the fiber matrix and the conductive particles;

a catalyst is also added in the step 3); the catalyst is selected from one or more of acid or acid salt, alkali, lithium aluminum hydride, azodiisobutyronitrile or benzoin dimethyl ether, and compounds shown in formulas (a) to (d);

wherein: in-situ type(a) R 'in'₁Selected from hydroxyl, hydroxyl containing alkyl chain, phenyl, amido, bromine group, maleic succinimidyl butyric acid, acryloxy or group shown in formula (f); r'₂Selected from H, carboxyl containing alkyl chain or sulfonic group or sulfonate;

in formulae (b) and (c), R'₃And R'₄Each independently selected from alkyl, alkoxy or aryl;

in formula (d), R'₅And R'₆Each independently selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, N-cyclohexyl, 1, 3-di-p-tolyl, 1- (3-dimethylaminopropyl) -3-ethyl or a group of formula (g), wherein in formula (g), N is 2-8, preferably N is 2-5.

10. Use of a composite fibre having a smart surface according to any one of claims 1 to 7 in the manufacture of at least one of the following: smart textiles, sensors, nonwovens, porous membranes, composites, and oil water separators, preferably for smart textiles and/or sensors.

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of fiber materials, and particularly relates to a composite fiber with an intelligent surface, and a preparation method and application thereof.

Background

The fiber is natural or artificial filament material fiber. The fiber material is widely applied to various fields such as fabrics, filtering materials, catalysis and the like, but the traditional fiber has single performance and cannot well meet the requirements of certain applications in the current society. And the conductivity of the fiber matrix can be enhanced through the composition of the conductive particles and the fiber matrix.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the defects in the prior art, the inventor of the invention carries out intensive research, and utilizes conductive particles to modify the surface of a fiber matrix (polyamide fiber, polyester fiber, polypropylene fiber, silk, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl chloride fiber, cellulose fiber and polyvinyl alcohol fiber), preferably, the conductive particles are polymer conductive particles and are combined with the fiber surface through chemical bonds, so that the obtained material has stable performance, the surface has certain roughness, and the hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity of the surface of the material are effectively improved. Meanwhile, it is more preferable that the conductive particles used are those having an environmental response, so that a certain environmental response such as a temperature response or a pH response is given to the surface of the resulting material.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a composite fiber having a smart surface.

The composite fiber with the intelligent surface comprises a fiber matrix and conductive particles covered on the fiber matrix, wherein the fiber matrix and the conductive particles are combined through chemical bonds.

The chemical bond may be an ester bond, an amide bond, an ether bond, a C ═ N bond, an N — N bond, a C — C bond, a C ═ C bond, an S — S bond, a C — S bond, and/or an S — O bond.

In a preferred embodiment, the fiber matrix and the conductive particles are bonded to each other through an ester bond, an amide bond, an ether bond, a C ═ N bond, an S — S bond, and/or a C — S bond.

In a further preferred embodiment, the binding to the fiber matrix is via ester, amide and/or ether bonds.

Compared with simple blending or bonding by gluing, the fiber matrix and the conductive particles are bonded by chemical bonds, so that the obtained composite fiber has a very stable structure.

In the present invention, the diameter of the fiber matrix may be 100nm to 800 μm.

In some preferred embodiments, the fiber matrix has a diameter of 2 to 60 μm.

In a further preferred embodiment, the fiber matrix has a diameter of 10 to 40 μm.

Wherein, in order to ensure that the obtained fiber has certain use strength (namely practicability), the diameter of the fiber matrix is limited to 10-80 μm, preferably 20-60 μm, more preferably 30-40 μm, such as 30 μm.

In the present invention, the conductive particles may have a particle size of 10nm to 4 μm.

In some preferred embodiments, the conductive particles may have a particle size of 150nm to 4 μm.

In a further preferred embodiment, the conductive particles have a particle size of 150nm to 2 μm, for example 600nm to 1.5 μm.

The conductive particles cover the surface of the fiber matrix to form a rough structure surface, so that the particle size of the conductive particles is not too large or too small.

In the invention, the ratio of the particle size of the conductive particles to the diameter of the fiber matrix can be 1 (25-200).

In some preferred embodiments, the ratio of the particle size of the conductive particles to the diameter of the fiber matrix may be 1 (30 to 70).

In a further preferred embodiment, the ratio of the particle size of the conductive particles to the diameter of the fibrous matrix is 1 (40 to 60), for example 1: 50.

The conductive particles are covered on the fiber matrix, so that the conductivity of the fiber matrix can be enhanced.

The surface of the fiber substrate is modified with a reactive group.

In some preferred embodiments, the surface of the fibrous matrix is modified with at least one of the following groups: amino, epoxy, carboxyl, hydroxyl, mercapto, double bond, chlorine and bromine groups.

In a further preferred embodiment, the surface of the fibrous matrix is modified with at least one of the following groups: amino, epoxy and hydroxyl groups.

The surface of the fiber matrix is modified with a reactive group, so that the fiber matrix can react with the conductive particles to form ester bonds, amido bonds and/or ether bonds and the like, and chemical bond combination is realized.

In the present invention, the fibrous matrix is selected from fibers of at least one or a mixture of more than one of the following polymers: polyamide fibers, polyester fibers, alpha-olefin polymer fibers (e.g., polypropylene fibers, polyethylene fibers, ethylene-propylene copolymer fibers), silk, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl chloride, cellulose fibers, and polyvinyl alcohol fibers.

The polyamide fiber matrix is selected from: a polyaramid matrix (such as one or more of a poly (m-xylylene adipamide) matrix, a poly (nonanediyl terephthalamide) matrix, a poly (phenylene diamide) matrix, a poly (m-phenylene isophthalamide) matrix, a poly (benzamide) matrix), a polycaprolactam fiber matrix, a poly (hexamethylene adipamide) fiber matrix, a poly (undecanamide) fiber matrix, a poly (dodecaamide) fiber matrix, a poly (hexamethylene sebacamide) fiber matrix, a poly (hexamethylene dodecanodiamide) fiber matrix, a poly (tetramethylene adipamide) fiber matrix, and a poly (decamethylene sebacamide) fiber matrix.

The polyester fiber matrix is selected from: one or more of polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate and poly-p-phenylene terephthamide basal bodies;

the alpha-olefin polymer fiber matrix is selected from polypropylene fiber, polyethylene fiber and ethylene-propylene copolymer fiber

The polyacrylonitrile fiber is selected from one of polyacrylonitrile and a copolymer of acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride.

The polyvinyl chloride fiber is polyvinyl chloride fiber.

The polyvinyl alcohol fiber is selected from non-acetalized polyvinyl alcohol fiber; the cellulose fiber is selected from cotton fiber, viscose fiber, flax fiber and bamboo fiber.

Optionally, other polymers and/or inorganic fillers can be compounded in the fiber matrix, and preferably, the inorganic fillers are selected from one or more of gold, silver, copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, chromium, cadmium, cobalt, silica, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide, ferroferric oxide, barium sulfate, tungsten trioxide, carbon black and calcium carbonate, such as silica and titanium dioxide.

Wherein the organic/inorganic hybrid conductive particles are preferably particles containing an inorganic/organic conductive component in a polymer particle; the polymer particles are preferably particles formed from polymers or copolymers of one or more monomers, such as styrene, methylstyrene, divinylbenzene, N-isopropylacrylamide, N' -methylenebisacrylamide, methacrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylamide.

Wherein the organic conductive component is preferably selected from: polyaniline, polypyrrole, fulgide, polythiophene;

wherein the inorganic conductive component is preferably selected from: gold, silver, copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, etc.; according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fiber matrix modified with reactive groups on the surface thereof used in the present invention can be prepared by the following method:

and (1.1) hydrolyzing and modifying the fiber substrate by plasma treatment to obtain the fiber substrate with the surface modified with hydroxyl.

In some embodiments, step (1.2) is optionally performed:

and (2) modifying the fiber substrate with the surface modified with hydroxyl obtained in the step (1.1) to obtain the fiber with the surface modified with carboxyl, sulfydryl, double bonds, chlorine groups or bromine groups, such as the fiber modified with double bonds.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fiber matrix with surface modified reactive groups used in the present invention can be prepared by the following method:

firstly, hydrolyzing (such as acid hydrolysis and alkali hydrolysis) a fiber matrix (polyamide, polyester or polyacrylonitrile) to obtain a fiber matrix modified with reactive groups such as hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl and the like;

in some embodiments, step (1.2') is optionally performed:

and (2) reacting the fiber substrate modified with the reactive groups such as hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl and the like obtained in the step 1.1' with epichlorohydrin by adopting an epoxy method to obtain the fiber substrate modified with the epoxy group.

In some embodiments, the epoxy group in the fiber matrix modified with an epoxy group is chemically modified, optionally after step (1.2'), to obtain a fiber modified with a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group, a thiol group, a double bond, a chlorine group or a bromine group, for example, a fiber modified with a carboxyl group or a hydroxyl group.

Or optional step (1.3'): treating the fiber obtained in the step (1.1 ') or (1.2') with a silane coupling agent containing amino, double bond, carboxyl, epoxy or hydroxyl to obtain a polymer fiber containing amino, double bond, carboxyl, epoxy or hydroxyl, or treating with a silane coupling agent and hydrolyzing to obtain a fiber containing silicon hydroxyl.

Or, treating polypropylene fiber and polyvinyl chloride fiber by potassium permanganate or radiating plasma to obtain the polypropylene containing hydroxyl.

In the present invention, the conductive particles are selected from polymer conductive particles and/or inorganic conductive particles and/or organic/inorganic hybrid conductive particles.

In a preferred embodiment, the conductive particles are selected from polymeric conductive particles, optionally doped with an inorganic material.

The inorganic material is one or more selected from gold, silver, copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, chromium, cadmium, cobalt, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide, ferroferric oxide, barium sulfate, tungsten trioxide, carbon black and calcium carbonate, such as silicon dioxide and/or titanium dioxide.

Since the bonding area of the inorganic material (inorganic conductive particles) to the fiber matrix is small, it is difficult to bond and even if the inorganic material is bonded, the inorganic material is liable to fall off, and therefore, in the present invention, it is preferable that the conductive particles are polymer conductive particles or polymer/inorganic hybrid conductive particles in which the contact area between the polymer conductive particles and the fiber matrix is large, that is, a plurality of chemical bonds can be bonded at the bonding site, and thus, the bonding stability is secured.

In the invention, the structure of the conductive particles is not limited, such as a core-shell structure, a double-partition structure, a strawberry structure and a dumbbell structure; preferably from an asymmetric structure.

The polymer in the polymer conductive particle is modified with a reactive group.

In some preferred embodiments, the polymer in the polymer conductive particles is a polymer modified with one or more of hydroxyl, carboxyl, amino, double bond, mercapto, amide, epoxy and chlorine groups.

In a further preferred embodiment, the polymer in the polymer conductive particles is an environment-responsive polymer modified with one or more of hydroxyl, carboxyl, sulfhydryl and epoxy groups, such as carboxyl, amino and epoxy groups.

The polymer can be a homopolymer or a copolymer, and the reactive group in the polymer conductive particle reacts with the reactive group modified on the surface of the fiber matrix, so that the polymer and the fiber matrix are chemically bonded. The polymer may preferably be an environmentally responsive polymer, such that it is supported on the fibrous matrix and can impart environmentally responsive properties to the fibrous matrix.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the environmentally responsive polymer is selected from the group consisting of temperature responsive polymers, pH responsive polymers, humidity responsive polymers, solvent responsive polymers, CO₂One or more of the responsive polymer, the ion-responsive polymer and the photo-responsive polymer are selected from homopolymers shown in formulas (1) to (3) and/or copolymers containing polymer segments shown in formulas (1) to (3):

in formula (1): r₁、R₂And R₃Each independently selected from hydrogen or C₁～C₆Alkyl of (3), preferably from hydrogen or C₁～C₃Alkyl groups of (a); in the formula (2), R₄Selected from hydrogen or C₁～C₆Alkyl of (3), preferably from hydrogen or C₁～C₃Alkyl groups of (a); in the formula (3), R₅、R₆And R₇Each independently selected from hydrogen or C₁～C₆Alkyl of (3), preferably from hydrogen or C₁～C₃Alkyl groups of (a); in the formulae (1) to (3), 20>m≥0。

In a further preferred embodiment, in formula (1): r₁、R₂And R₃Each independently selected from hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or isopropyl; in the formula (2), R₄Selected from hydrogen or methyl; in the formula (3), R₅、R₆And R₇Each independently selected from hydrogen or methyl, for example methyl; in formulae (1) to (3), 10>m is 0 or more, for example, m is 0.

Wherein, the polymer or polymer chain segment shown in formula (1) has temperature responsiveness, specifically, has LCST (lower critical solution temperature), in an aqueous solution, when the temperature is lower than the LCST, the side chain can form hydrogen bond action with water molecule to stretch the molecular chain, but when the temperature is higher than the LCST, the intermolecular hydrogen bond is broken, the molecular chain is curled, therefore, the polymer or polymer chain segment shown in formula (1) has temperature responsiveness. The polymer or polymer chain segment shown in the formula (2) has pH responsiveness, and molecular chains respond differently at different pH values. The polymer or polymer segment represented by formula (3) has both temperature responsiveness and pH responsiveness.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the environmentally responsive polymer is selected from homopolymers and/or copolymers containing poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) segments, poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPMAM) segments, poly (N, N-diethylacrylamide) (PDEA) segments, poly (N-ethylacrylamide) (PEMA) segments, poly (N, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) segments, polyvinylpyridine, polyacrylic acid (PAA) segments and/or polymethacrylic acid (PMAA) segments.

Preferably, the environmentally responsive polymer is selected from homopolymers and/or copolymers containing poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) segments, poly (N, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) segments and/or polyacrylic acid (PAA) segments;

more preferably, the environmentally responsive polymer is selected from homopolymers and/or copolymers containing poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) segments and/or poly (N, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) segments.

The invention can endow the fiber with environmental response performance by adopting the polymer conductive particles with environmental response,

for example, when conductive particles comprising poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) segments are used, the fibers are rendered temperature responsive. Therefore, the fiber can be applied to intelligent textiles, the intelligent textiles can adjust the temperature to adapt to the requirements of human bodies, a comfortable microclimate environment is provided for human bodies, and the fiber has a positive adjusting effect on the body temperature of the human bodies between the human bodies and the external environment. On the other hand, when the external environment temperature is too high, the molecular chains of the conductive particles on the surface of the fibers shrink, so that the air permeability of the textile is improved.

In a further preferred embodiment, the environmentally responsive polymer is selected from homopolymers and/or copolymers containing poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) segments, poly (N, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) segments, and/or polyacrylic acid (PAA) segments.

More preferably, the environmentally responsive polymer is selected from homopolymers and/or copolymers containing poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) segments and/or poly (N, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) segments.

The fiber of the present invention can be used not only for the above-mentioned application of intelligent environmental responsiveness control, but also for conductive fibers, antistatic fibers or fabrics, electronic circuits, sensors, intelligent textiles, etc., preferably for conductive fibers, sensing and antistatic fiber fabrics.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for preparing the above composite fiber having an intelligent surface.

The preparation method of the composite fiber with the intelligent surface provided by the invention comprises the following steps:

1) preparing a fiber matrix with reactive groups on the surface;

2) preparing conductive particles having a reactable group;

3) adding the fiber matrix with the surface provided with the reactive group prepared in the step 1) into a solvent for reaction, so as to obtain the composite fiber with the intelligent surface; the steps 1) and 2) are not divided into front and back orders.

The method also comprises the step of carrying out post-treatment on the prepared composite fiber with the intelligent surface; the post-treatment is carried out as follows: the fibers are collected, washed and optionally dried.

Reference is made to the above for the preparation of the fibrous substrate having reactive groups on the surface in step 1).

The conductive particles having a reactive group described in step 2) can be purchased or prepared directly, and the preparation is performed with reference to documents disclosed in the prior art.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the preparation of the polymeric conductive particles is carried out directly, with the functional groups themselves being reactive groups, to react with the fibrous matrix. For example, polyacrylic acid conductive particles can be reacted directly with the fiber matrix after preparation without further functionalization.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention, the polymeric conductive particles are functionalized after they have been obtained. For example, poly (N, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate-styrene) conductive particles containing benzenesulfonic acid groups are prepared by first preparing poly (N, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate-styrene) conductive particles and then sulfonating the same to obtain sulfonic acid group-containing polymer conductive particles.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the polymer in the polymer conductive particles is a polymer modified with hydroxyl, for example, a conductive particle containing polyvinyl alcohol or polyethylene oxide can be directly prepared, or a polymer without hydroxyl can be prepared and then functionalized to be grafted with hydroxyl, thereby obtaining a polymer modified with hydroxyl.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the polymer in the polymer conductive particles is a polymer modified with hydroxyl, for example, polyvinyl alcohol or polyethylene oxide is directly prepared.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the polymer in the polymer conductive particles is a polymer modified with carboxyl, for example, an acrylic polymer can be directly prepared, or a polymer without carboxyl can be prepared and then functionalized to obtain a polymer modified with carboxyl.

In a further preferred embodiment, when the polymer in the polymer conductive particles is a polymer modified with a carboxyl group, an acrylic polymer may be prepared and then functionalized to obtain a carboxyl group.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the polymer in the polymer conductive particles is a polymer modified with thiol groups, see Olivia Z.Durham et al.Colloid Polym Sci 2015,293, 2385-. Among them, the method for producing the mercapto group-containing polymer is not limited to the method disclosed in the above-mentioned document as long as the mercapto group-containing polymer can be obtained.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the polymer in the polymer conductive particle is an amide group-modified polymer, the acrylamide-based polymer may be directly prepared, or the amide group-free polymer may be prepared and then functionalized to obtain the amide group-modified polymer.

In a further preferred embodiment, the acrylamide-based polymer is directly prepared.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the polymer in the polymer conductive particles is an epoxy group-modified polymer, reference may be made to the literature (Jiaojun Tan et al, RSC adv.2014,4, 13334-13339). Among them, the method for producing the epoxy group-containing polymer is not limited to the method disclosed in the above-mentioned document as long as the epoxy group-containing polymer can be obtained.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the polymer in the polymer is a polymer modified with a chlorine group, the polyvinyl chloride-based polymer can be directly prepared to obtain a polymer modified with a chlorine group.

In the above step 3), the order of addition of the raw materials may be changed.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in step 3), the solvent is a poor solvent for the fiber matrix and the conductive particles.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in step 3), a catalyst may optionally also be added. The selection of the catalyst depends on the type of reaction between the fibrous matrix and the conductive particles, for example, the catalyst is selected from one or more of acids (e.g., a compound of formula (e)) or acid salts, bases, lithium aluminum hydride, azobisisobutyronitrile or benzoin dimethyl ether, and compounds of formulae (a) to (d).

Wherein: in formula (a), R'₁Selected from hydroxyl, hydroxyl containing alkyl chain, phenyl, amido, bromine group, maleic succinimidyl butyric acid, acryloxy or group shown in formula (f); r'₂Selected from H, carboxyl or sulfonic group containing alkyl chain or sulfonate (such as sodium sulfonate);

in formulae (b) and (c), R'₃And R'₄Each independently selected from alkyl, alkoxy or aryl;

in formula (d), R'₅And R'₆Each independently selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, N-cyclohexyl, 1, 3-di-p-tolyl, 1- (3-dimethylaminopropyl) -3-ethyl or a group of formula (g), wherein in formula (g), N is 2-8, preferably N is 2-5.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide the use of the above-described composite fiber having a smart surface.

The composite fiber with the intelligent surface can be used for intelligent textiles, sensors, non-woven fabrics, porous membranes, composite materials and oil-water separators, and is preferably used for the intelligent textiles and the sensors.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

(1) the composite fiber provided by the invention has a special surface structure, the conductivity of the fiber is improved by covering conductive particles, the hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity of the fiber are further improved, and particularly, the environmental responsiveness of a fiber matrix (polyamide fiber, polyester fiber, alpha-olefin polymer fiber, silk, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl chloride, cellulose fiber and polyvinyl alcohol fiber) is realized, and the intelligent conversion is realized;

(2) the conductive particles on the surface of the composite fiber provided by the invention are chemically bonded with the fiber matrix, so that the bonding degree is improved by the bonding mode, and the conductive particles are not easy to fall off;

(3) the conductive particles covered on the surface of the composite fiber provided by the invention can have environmental responsiveness, so that the environmental responsiveness can be given to the fiber;

(4) the composite fiber provided by the invention can be used for preparing intelligent textiles, and specifically, the intelligent textiles can adjust the temperature to adapt to the requirements of human bodies, provide a comfortable microclimate environment for human bodies, and play a positive role in adjusting the body temperature of the human bodies between the human bodies and the external environment;

(5) the invention provides a method for intelligent textiles and sensors.

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Detailed Description

The present invention is described below with reference to specific embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

The experimental procedures used in the following examples are all conventional procedures unless otherwise specified.

Materials, reagents and the like used in the following examples are commercially available unless otherwise specified.