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“Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Flame Retardant Coatings for Foam and Fabric.” Final Report.

Published

Author(s)

Jaime C. Grunlan

Abstract

The accomplishments of the project are summarized in three published studies, which follow this abstract and constitute this final report. The studies use layer by layer assembly methods to investigate material flammability. In the first study, entitled, “Growth and fire resistance of colloidal silica-polyelectrolyte thin film assemblies,” thin films of colloidal silica were deposited on cotton fibers via layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly in an effort to reduce the flammability of cotton fabric. In the second study, entitled, “Growth and fire protection behavior of POSS-based multilayer thin films,” fully siliceous layer-by-layer assembled thin films, using polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) as building blocks, were successfully deposited on various substrates, including cotton fabric. In the third study, entitled, “Intumescent All-Polymer Multilayer Nanocoating Capable of Extinguishing Flame on Fabric,” LbL assemblies of PSP and PAAm were successfully deposited on various substrates, including cotton fabric.
Citation
Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR) - 12-963
Report Number
12-963

Keywords

calorimetry, flammability, layer by layer assembly, nanoparticles, thin films

Citation

Grunlan, J. (2012), “Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Flame Retardant Coatings for Foam and Fabric.” Final Report., Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=910880 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created February 22, 2012, Updated February 19, 2017