title: Development of a novel cellulose/duck feather composite fibre regenerated in ionic liquid.
abstract: By blending cellulose and duck feather in the common solvent 1-allyl-3-methylimidazoloium chloride, a regenerated composite fibre has been developed with improved fibres over regenerated cellulose fibres (RCF). The mechanical properties of composite fibre was shown to be better than RCF with a 63.7% improvement in tensile strain. Here, we thoroughly characterise the composite fibre and show that the composite fibre has many advantages over RCFs both from a spinning perspective and as a regenerated fibre.
authors: Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, 3216, Australia. Electronic address: rdesil@deakin.edu.au.
authors: Rasike
authors: R
authors: De Silva
authors: Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, 3216, Australia.
authors: Xungai
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, 3216, Australia.
authors: Nolene
authors: N
authors: Byrne
mesh_terms: D000498:Allyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D032561:Cotton Fiber / Q000379:methods*; D004058:Diffusion; D004372:Ducks / Q000378:metabolism; D005241:Feathers / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D012212:Rheology; D012997:Solvents; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D000498:Allyl Compounds; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D012997:Solvents; D002482:Cellulose; C012024:rayon, purified
keywords: Cellulose; Diffusion; Duck feather; Ionic liquids; Regenerated fibres; Rheology