20.500.12556/DKUM-91997 Synergic effect of large MXene nanosheets and protective coatings on improved electroconductivity and wash durability of MXene/polymer-modified cotton fabric E-textiles and their wearable analogues are finding applications in a myriad of sectors, ranging from sensors to health and sports applications. The development of a truly functional and reusable textile substrate presents a challenging task; its design encompasses the fabrication of optimal functional conductive particles, as well as devising strategies for their application that will ensure their functional properties (e.g. conductivity) are retained in an undiminished state for a foreseeable period. In the presented study, we tackled these two aspects in an interdependent way: i) The enhancement of the electrical conductivity of MXene-modified cotton fabric by increasing the lateral size of nanosheets during the Ti3C2TX synthesis, and ii) The improvement of washing durability of MXenes on the fabric surface by selecting suitable protective coatings. The results of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder Diffraction (XRD), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) revealed the successful synthesis of large and stable MXene nanosheets with ultrathin flakelike nanostructures, high colloidal stability and delamination yields. Using multiple application procedures of dipping and drying, the MXene nanosheets formed extensive adhesion areas on the cotton fabric and overlapped the fibre pores, thus reducing the interfacial resistance between the sheets and improving the coating uniformity and, consequently, increasing electrical conductivity. Weaker adhesion and depletion of large nanosheets were further effectively prevented by protective polymer coatings. The MXene-coated/protected fabrics had sufficient electrical conductivity, even after 20 laundering cycles. Moreover, the surface hydrophobicity was negligibly reduced, preventing water accessibility and, thus, increasing the oxidation stability of the applied MXenes. Ti3C2TX MXene synthesis parameters cotton fabric electrical conductivity protective coatings washing durability parametri sinteze bombažne tkanine električna prevodnost zaščitni premazi vzdržljivost pranja true false true Elsevier Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300944025000116?via%3Dihub Članek v reviji 2025-03-10 15:47:18 2025-03-10 15:47:18 2025-03-11 03:12:01 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 13 str. [article no.] 109062 Vol. 200 March 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2025-01-02 2025-01-09 2025-01-19 677.017 224073475 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2025.109062 1873-331X 1-s2.0-S0300944025000116-main.pdf 1-s2.0-S0300944025000116-main.pdf 1 0D7F793E3B0D861F0E9183A91F31FD5D 73e1f4d64fca30d8ed3c8ed10c0eb6023f7a5ced963fad2924407021afe85561 024d3e14-fdbf-11ef-b09f-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=189120 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300944025000116?via%3Dihub 0 086e10fe-fdbf-11ef-b09f-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=189121 Fakulteta za strojništvo 0 0 0