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Li X, Guo W, Hsu PC. Personal Thermoregulation by Moisture-Engineered Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2209825. [PMID: 36751106 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Personal thermal management can effectively manage the skin microenvironment, improve human comfort, and reduce energy consumption. In personal thermal-management technology, owing to the high latent heat of water evaporation in wet-response textiles, heat- and moisture-transfer coexist and interact with each other. In the last few years, with rapid advances in materials science and innovative polymers, humidity-sensitive textiles have been developed for personal thermal management. However, a large gap exists between the conceptual laboratory-scale design and actual textile. Here, moisture-responsive textiles based on flap opening and closing, those based on yarn/fiber deformation, and sweat-evaporation regulation based on textile design for personal thermoregulation are reviewed, and the corresponding mechanisms and research progress are discussed. Finally, the existing engineering and scientific limitations and future developments are considered to resolve the existing issues and accelerate the practical application of moisture-responsive textiles and related technologies.
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- Xiuqiang Li
- Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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Tian Y, Zhang Y, Yu Y, Zhao K, Hou X, Zhang Y. Multifunctional Cotton Fabric with Directional Water Transport, UV Protection and Antibacterial Properties Based on Tannin and Laser Treatment. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Gorji M, Mazinani S, Gharehaghaji AA. A review on emerging developments in thermal and moisture management by membrane‐based clothing systems towards personal comfort. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.52416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Mohsen Gorji
- New Technologies Research Center (NTRC) Amirkabir University of Technology Tehran Iran
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- New Technologies Research Center (NTRC) Amirkabir University of Technology Tehran Iran
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Fan W, Zhang G, Zhang X, Dong K, Liang X, Chen W, Yu L, Zhang Y. Superior Unidirectional Water Transport and Mechanically Stable 3D Orthogonal Woven Fabric for Human Body Moisture and Thermal Management. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2107150. [PMID: 35266314 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Unidirectional water transport performance is vital for maintaining human thermal and wet comfort in the field of garment materials. In this work, a 3D orthogonal woven fabric (3DOWF) with excellent one-way transport capacity and mechanical properties is developed via 3D weaving and plasma treatment. The 3DOWF consists of polyester yarns (first layer), cotton yarns (second layer), and viscose yarns (third layer) with successively enhanced water absorption capacity. This allows droplets to penetrate spontaneously from the hydrophobic layer to the hydrophilic layer but not vice versa. Moreover, the Coolmax yarn with the core suction effect in the Z-direction and the plasma-treated polyester of the 3DOWF are shown to efficiently speed up the water transport process. In particular, the water penetration rate of the 3DOWF reaches 25 µl s-1 . In turn, the surface temperature after water absorption is increased by 2.6 °C compared with the cotton fabric, while the tensile strengths in the weft and warp directions of the 3DOWF are 49.62 and 18 MPa, respectively. These values represent the best insulation and mechanical characteristics thus far reported among unidirectional water transport fabrics. Therefore, the 3DOWF has great potential for use in watchbands, backpack belts, insoles, and other functional textiles.
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- Wei Fan
- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710048, China
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710048, China
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710048, China
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- Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710048, China
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Xu J, Du X, Xin B, Kan C, Xiao Y, Chen Z, Zhou M, Yan Q. Moisture-Wicking and Solar-Heated Coaxial Fibers with a Bark-like Appearance for Fabric Comfort Management. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:26590-26600. [PMID: 34047185 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c03837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Maintaining the human body's comfort is a predominant requirement of functional textiles, but there are still considerable drawbacks to design an intelligent textile with proper moisture absorption and evaporation properties. Herein, we develop moisture-wicking and solar-heated coaxial fibers with a bark-like appearance for fabric comfort management. The cortex layer of coaxial fibers can absorb moisture via the synergistic effect of the hierarchical roughness and the hydrophilic polymeric matrix. The core layer containing zirconium carbide nanoparticles can assimilate energy from the body and sunlight, which raises the surface temperature of the material and accelerates moisture evaporation. The resulting coaxial fiber-based membrane exhibits an excellent droplet diffusion radius of 2.73 cm, an excellent wicking height of 6.97 cm, and a high surface temperature of 61.7 °C which is radiated by simulated sunlight. Moreover, the designed fabric also exhibits a significant UV protection factor of 2000. Overall, the successful synthesis of such fascinating fibrous membranes enables the rapid removal of sweat from the human body textile, providing a suitable and comfortable microenvironment for the human body.
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- Jinhao Xu
- School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
- Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hongkong Polytechnic University, Hongkong 999077, China
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- School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
- Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hongkong Polytechnic University, Hongkong 999077, China
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- School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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