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» Electrical Properties of Electrospun Fibers of PANI-PMMA Composites
   Technical paper, describing a study aimed at creating electrospun, conductive nanofibers from polyaniline (PANI) by dispersing in poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) solution in chloroform. Authors: Jagadeesh Babu Veluru and others.
   http://www.jeffjournal.org/papers/Volume2/Srinivasan.pdf

» Energy Dissipation in Conductive Polymer Fiber Bundles
   Scientific paper about the development of a mathematical model to support a physical experiment on energy dissipation from a vibrating beam of electrospun conductive polymer fibers. Author: Dorci Lee Torres-Velazquez.
   http://www.ese.upenn.edu/~sunfest/pastProjects/Papers01/DorciLeeTorres.pdf

» Experimentally Determining the Internal Friction of Conductive Fibers
   Technical paper about a research project aiming to develop and technique for determining the internal friction of conductive polymer fibers for applications in nano-electronics. Author: Mary Kutteruf.
   http://www.seas.upenn.edu/ese/sunfest/pastProjects/Papers01/Kutteruf.pdf

» Fiber Computing
   Technical paper describing a potential physical layer for wearable computing by using fibers. Authors: Ozan Cakmakci and others.
   http://www.cellmatrix.com/entryway/products/pub/Cakmakci2001.pdf

» Fundamental Studies of the Thermodynamic, Kinetic, and Process Conditions on the Development of Molecular Microstructure in Electrically Conductive and Optical Fibers
   Technical paper about research conducted to develop a sound fundamental understanding and basis for the solution spinning of electroactive polymers into fibers for use in high technology applications. Author: R.V. Gregory.
   http://www.ntcresearch.org/pdf-rpts/AnRp95/A95C9506.pdf

» Hybrid Polymer Nanolayers for Surface Modification of Fibers
   Technical paper describing a project focused on the fabrication of hybrid polymer nanolayers on the surface of fibers in order to create multifunctional responsive or adaptive fibers for smart textiles. Authors: Igor Luzinov and others.
   http://mse.clemson.edu/htm/research/ntc/M01-CL03.pdf

» Incorporating Carbon Nanotubes into Polypropylene Fibers
   Thesis about the creation of conductive fibers, utilizing carbon nanotubes and conventional melt spinning equipment and based on the theory that the scale and intrinsic high conductivity of carbon nanotubes will allow for the formation of a conductive net
   http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/ncrc/acrobatfiles/thesis/erickson.pdf

» Intelligent Textiles Based on Environmentally Responsive Fibers
   Scientific paper about the creation of environmentally responsive fibers from blends of polyethylene-co-vinyl acetate (EVA), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and carbon black (CB), for the development of textiles which will be able to measure and self-reg
   http://www.ntcresearch.org/pdf-rpts/AnRp00/m00-c07.pdf

» Intelligent, Stimuli-Sensitive Fibers and Fabrics
   Research article on the ongoing development of fibers from stimuli-sensitive polymers (SSP) which respond to environmental changes such as pH, temperature and electrlyte, using techniques involving wet-spinning of cross-linked SSP gels, and SSP gel coatin
   http://www.eng.auburn.edu/department/te/ntc/99/walsh/m98a16.html

» Intrinsic Conductivity of Short Conductive Fibers in Composites by Impedance Spectroscopy
   Technical paper about an investigation of electrical property measurements on conductive fibers in cement matrix composites by using the impedance spectroscopy method. Authors: A.D. Dixon and others.
   http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/build02/PDF/b02019.pdf

» Novel Polymeric Optical Fibers, Amplifiers, and Lasers
   National Textile Center publication of an ongoing project created to develop fluoropolymer based optical fibers (POF) which enable a reliable reception, routing and secured broadcasting of information, for use in smart textiles. Project leader: Johm Balla
   http://www.ntcresearch.org/pdf-rpts/AnRp03/M01-CL01-A3.pdf

» Photoadaptive Fibers for Textile Materials
   Short article about the development of a novel photoadaptive system for reversible changes upon exposure to light, for applications in polymers for textile fibers. Authors: Lewis Slaten and Roy Broughton.
   http://www.auburn.edu/~slatebl/annual.htm

» The Workshop on Conductive Polymers
   Original document from a 1985 workshop about the development hitherto of conducting polymers. Authors: Y. Okamoto and E. Pearce.
   http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/pdf/DE87006299/DE87006299.pdf