摘要 |
There is provided a fiber (30) and method of making the fiber (30). The fiber (30) has an inner-volume portion (44) having a first outer diameter (48), a plurality of nanostructures (54), and one or more first polymers (66). The nanostructures (54) act as an orientation template (74) for orientation of the one or more first polymers (66) in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis (32) of the fiber (30). The fiber (30) has an outer-volume portion (80) having a second outer diameter (84) and one or more second polymers (110). The outer-volume portion (80) is in contact with and completely encompasses the inner-volume portion (44). The inner-volume portion (44) has at least one of a tensile modulus (94) and a strength (95) that are higher than at least one of a tensile modulus (96) and a strength (97) of the outer-volume portion (80). |