Europe PMC

Electrostatic Flocking of Insulative and Biodegradable Polymer Microfibers for Biomedical Applications.

Electrostatic flocking, a textile engineering technique, uses Coulombic driving forces to propel conductive microfibers toward an adhesive-coated substrate, leaving a forest of aligned fibers. Though ...
Europe PMC

PDMS-Based Hierarchical Superhydrophobic Fabric Coating Fabricated by Thermal Treatment and Electrostatic Flocking Technology.

Superhydrophobic coatings have broad applications in a variety of industries. By using a low-surface-energy material and creating nanoscale roughness, a superhydrophobic surface can be produced. To ...
IEEE

Measurements of Reflectance and Thermal Emissivity of a Black Surface Created by Electrostatic Flocking with Carbon-Fiber Piles

Abstract: A black surface was created using electrostatic flocking with polyacrylonitrile (PAN) carbon flock fibers. Reflectance of diffused reflection for ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared rays ...
Companies

SOUTH AFRICA: Flock Specialist Launches Velvet Lookalike

SOUTH AFRICA: Flock Specialist Launches Velvet Lookalike “It looks like velvet, it feels like velvet, but it is cheaper and infinitely speedier to produce,” is the claim made by the Serigraphica ...