Monteserín, CristinaBlanco, MirenMurillo, NievesPérez-Márquez, AnaMaudes, JonGayoso, JorgeLaza, Jose ManuelHernáez, EstíbalizAranzabe, EstíbalizVilas, Jose Luis2019-09-01Monteserín , C , Blanco , M , Murillo , N , Pérez-Márquez , A , Maudes , J , Gayoso , J , Laza , J M , Hernáez , E , Aranzabe , E & Vilas , J L 2019 , ' Novel Antibacterial and Toughened Carbon-Fibre/Epoxy Composites by the Incorporation of TiO2 Nanoparticles Modified Electrospun Nanofibre Veils ' , Polymers , vol. 11 , no. 9 , 1524 , pp. 1524 . https://doi.org/10.3390/polym110915242073-4360researchoutputwizard: 11556/775Publisher Copyright: © 2019 by the authors.The inclusion of electrospun nanofiber veils was revealed as an effective method for enhancing the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced epoxy resin composites. These veils will eventually allow the incorporation of nanomaterials not only for mechanical reinforcement but also in multifunctional applications. Therefore, this paper investigates the effect of electrospun nanofibrous veils made of polyamide 6 modified with TiO2 nanoparticles on the mechanical properties of a carbon-fiber/epoxy composite. The nanofibers were included in the carbon-fiber/epoxy composite as a single structure. The effect of positioning these veils in different composite positions was investigated. Compared to the reference, the use of unmodified and TiO2 modified veils increased the flexural stress at failure and the fracture toughness of composites. When TiO2 modified veils were incorporated, new antibacterial properties were achieved due to the photocatalytic properties of the veils, widening the application area of these composites.13640802enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessjournal article10.3390/polym11091524Carbon-fibersMultifunctional compositesNanocompositesFracture toughnessCarbon-fibersMultifunctional compositesNanocompositesFracture toughnessGeneral ChemistryPolymers and PlasticsFunding InfoThis research is funded by the ELKARTEK Programme, “ACTIMAT”, grupos de investigación del sistema universitario vasco (IT718-13), the Spanish government through the project TEC2015-63838-C3-1-R-OPTONANOSENS and from the Basque government through the project KK-2017/00089-µ4F.This research is funded by the ELKARTEK Programme, “ACTIMAT”, grupos de investigación del sistema universitario vasco (IT718-13), the Spanish government through the project TEC2015-63838-C3-1-R-OPTONANOSENS and from the Basque government through the project KK-2017/00089-µ4F.http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85072514447&partnerID=8YFLogxK