Bulletproof vest carbon nanotube, SWCNT carbon nanotube fiber

Carbon nanotubes fiber(CNTs) have great potential applications in making ballisticresistance materials. The remarkable properties of CNTs makes them an ideal candidate for reinforcing polymers and other materials, and could lead to applications such as bulletproof vests as light as a Tshirt, shields, and explosionproof blankets. For these applications, thinner, lighter, and flexible materials with superior dynamic mechanical properties are required. A new study explores the energy absorption capacity of a singlewalled carbon nanotube fiber under a ballistic impact. The result offers a useful guideline for using CNTs as a reinforcing phase of materials to make devices to prevent from ballistic penetration or high speed impact.