Abstract
Smart fiber is the most amazing material which can be employed for various applications. In the present work, we report the modification of cotton thread by coating it with the copolymer poly (3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene): poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) known for its high conductivity along with ethylene glycol (EG), which lowers the corrugation of the cotton thread. The process of the coating was carried out by dipping and drying, which increased electrical conductivity. The modified thread yielded cotton thread with resistance value (i.e., 0.007286 Ω
−2
) much lower than that of the cotton thread (CT), similar to the metals. The structural characterization of the prepared composite was carried out by various techniques such as scanning electron microscopy attached with energy-dispersive x-ray analysis (SEM–EDX), Fourier-transformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis.