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WE show here that the friction on metal of poly(ethylene-terephthalate) (PET), nylon-6,6 and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) yarns increases when the yarns are dyed, each with a different dye. This phenomenon is well known in the textile industry, but it has only been investigated quantitatively in one case, the friction of dyed wool on metal1. Our results show that it is a general phenomenon, and that it is possible to change the mechanical properties of a polymer by the addition of small molecules which have an affinity for the polymer chains.
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HEPWORTH, K., HEWA-KAPUGE, A., MUNDEN, D. et al. Dyeing increases the friction of synthetic polymer yarns. Nature 276, 250–252 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/276250b0
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