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Neelakandan S, Srither SR, Dhineshbabu NR, Maloji S, Dahlsten O, Balaji R, Singh R. Recent Advances in Wearable Textile-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:1500. [PMID: 39330657 PMCID: PMC11435045 DOI: 10.3390/nano14181500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2024] [Revised: 09/10/2024] [Accepted: 09/11/2024] [Indexed: 09/28/2024]
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We review recent results on textile triboelectric nanogenerators (T-TENGs), which function both as harvesters of mechanical energy and self-powered motion sensors. T-TENGs can be flexible, breathable, and lightweight. With a combination of traditional and novel manufacturing methods, including nanofibers, T-TENGs can deliver promising power output. We review the evolution of T-TENG device structures based on various textile material configurations and fabrication methods, along with demonstrations of self-powered systems. We also provide a detailed analysis of different textile materials and approaches used to enhance output. Additionally, we discuss integration capabilities with supercapacitors and potential applications across various fields such as health monitoring, human activity monitoring, human-machine interaction applications, etc. This review concludes by addressing the challenges and key research questions that remain for developing viable T-TENG technology.
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- Centre of Excellence for Nanotechnology, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram 522302, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, T. John Institute of Technology, Bengaluru 560083, Karnataka, India
- Department of Manufacturing, Saveetha School of Engineering, Chennai 602105, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre of Excellence for Nanotechnology, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram 522302, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Centre of Excellence for Nanotechnology, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram 522302, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram 522302, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Ali I, Islam MR, Yin J, Eichhorn SJ, Chen J, Karim N, Afroj S. Advances in Smart Photovoltaic Textiles. ACS NANO 2024; 18:3871-3915. [PMID: 38261716 PMCID: PMC10851667 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Energy harvesting textiles have emerged as a promising solution to sustainably power wearable electronics. Textile-based solar cells (SCs) interconnected with on-body electronics have emerged to meet such needs. These technologies are lightweight, flexible, and easy to transport while leveraging the abundant natural sunlight in an eco-friendly way. In this Review, we comprehensively explore the working mechanisms, diverse types, and advanced fabrication strategies of photovoltaic textiles. Furthermore, we provide a detailed analysis of the recent progress made in various types of photovoltaic textiles, emphasizing their electrochemical performance. The focal point of this review centers on smart photovoltaic textiles for wearable electronic applications. Finally, we offer insights and perspectives on potential solutions to overcome the existing limitations of textile-based photovoltaics to promote their industrial commercialization.
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- Iftikhar Ali
- Centre
for Print Research (CFPR), The University
of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Bristol BS16 1QY, U.K.
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- Centre
for Print Research (CFPR), The University
of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Bristol BS16 1QY, U.K.
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- Department
of Bioengineering, University of California,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Bristol
Composites Institute, School of Civil, Aerospace, and Design Engineering, The University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, U.K.
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- Department
of Bioengineering, University of California,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Centre
for Print Research (CFPR), The University
of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Bristol BS16 1QY, U.K.
- Nottingham
School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent
University, Shakespeare Street, Nottingham NG1 4GG, U.K.
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- Centre
for Print Research (CFPR), The University
of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Bristol BS16 1QY, U.K.
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Fu Y, Kang S, Gu H, Tan L, Gao C, Fang Z, Dai S, Lin C. Superflexible Inorganic Ag 2 Te 0.6 S 0.4 Fiber with High Thermoelectric Performance. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2207642. [PMID: 36890652 PMCID: PMC10161083 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Fiber-based inorganic thermoelectric (TE) devices, owing to the small size, light-weight, flexibility, and high TE performance, are promising for applications in flexible thermoelectrics. Unfortunately, current inorganic TE fibers are strictly constrained by limited mechanical freedom because of the undesirable tensile strain, typically limited to a value of 1.5%, posing a strong obstacle for further application in large-scale wearable systems. Here, a superflexible Ag2 Te0.6 S0.4 inorganic TE fiber is demonstrated that provides a record tensile strain of 21.2%, such that it enables various complex deformations. Importantly, the TE performance of the fiber shows high stability after ≈1000 cycles of bending and releasing processes with a small bending radius of 5 mm. This allows for the integration of the inorganic TE fiber into 3D wearable fabric, yielding a normalized power density of 0.4 µW m-1 K-2 under the temperature difference of 20 K, which is approaching the high-performance Bi2 Te3 -based inorganic TE fabric and is nearly two orders of magnitude higher than the organic TE fabrics. These results highlight that the inorganic TE fiber with both superior shape-conformable ability and high TE performance may find potential applications in wearable electronics.
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- Yanqing Fu
- Laboratory of Infrared Materials and DevicesThe Research Institute of Advanced TechnologiesNingbo UniversityNingbo315211P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Detection Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center for Advanced Infrared Photoelectric Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Infrared Materials and DevicesThe Research Institute of Advanced TechnologiesNingbo UniversityNingbo315211P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Detection Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center for Advanced Infrared Photoelectric Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Infrared Materials and DevicesThe Research Institute of Advanced TechnologiesNingbo UniversityNingbo315211P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Detection Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center for Advanced Infrared Photoelectric Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Infrared Materials and DevicesThe Research Institute of Advanced TechnologiesNingbo UniversityNingbo315211P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Detection Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center for Advanced Infrared Photoelectric Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Infrared Materials and DevicesThe Research Institute of Advanced TechnologiesNingbo UniversityNingbo315211P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Detection Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center for Advanced Infrared Photoelectric Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and CommunicationsInstitute of Photonics TechnologyJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Infrared Materials and DevicesThe Research Institute of Advanced TechnologiesNingbo UniversityNingbo315211P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Detection Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center for Advanced Infrared Photoelectric Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Infrared Materials and DevicesThe Research Institute of Advanced TechnologiesNingbo UniversityNingbo315211P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Detection Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center for Advanced Infrared Photoelectric Materials and Devices of Zhejiang ProvinceNingbo315211P. R. China
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Dolez PI. Energy Harvesting Materials and Structures for Smart Textile Applications: Recent Progress and Path Forward. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:6297. [PMID: 34577509 PMCID: PMC8470160 DOI: 10.3390/s21186297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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A major challenge with current wearable electronics and e-textiles, including sensors, is power supply. As an alternative to batteries, energy can be harvested from various sources using garments or other textile products as a substrate. Four different energy-harvesting mechanisms relevant to smart textiles are described in this review. Photovoltaic energy harvesting technologies relevant to textile applications include the use of high efficiency flexible inorganic films, printable organic films, dye-sensitized solar cells, and photovoltaic fibers and filaments. In terms of piezoelectric systems, this article covers polymers, composites/nanocomposites, and piezoelectric nanogenerators. The latest developments for textile triboelectric energy harvesting comprise films/coatings, fibers/textiles, and triboelectric nanogenerators. Finally, thermoelectric energy harvesting applied to textiles can rely on inorganic and organic thermoelectric modules. The article ends with perspectives on the current challenges and possible strategies for further progress.
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- Patricia I Dolez
- Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2N1, Canada
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Haroun A, Le X, Gao S, Dong B, He T, Zhang Z, Wen F, Xu S, Lee C. Progress in micro/nano sensors and nanoenergy for future AIoT-based smart home applications. NANO EXPRESS 2021. [DOI: 10.1088/2632-959x/abf3d4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Self-sustainable sensing systems composed of micro/nano sensors and nano-energy harvesters contribute significantly to developing the internet of things (IoT) systems. As one of the most promising IoT applications, smart home relies on implementing wireless sensor networks with miniaturized and multi-functional sensors, and distributed, reliable, and sustainable power sources, namely energy harvesters with a variety of conversion mechanisms. To extend the capabilities of IoT in the smart home, a technology fusion of IoT and artificial intelligence (AI), called the artificial intelligence of things (AIoT), enables the detection, analysis, and decision-making functions with the aids of machine learning assisted algorithms to form a smart home based intelligent system. In this review, we introduce the conventional rigid microelectromechanical system (MEMS) based micro/nano sensors and energy harvesters, followed by presenting the advances in the wearable counterparts for better human interactions. We then discuss the viable integration approaches for micro/nano sensors and energy harvesters to form self-sustainable IoT systems. Whereafter, we emphasize the recent development of AIoT based systems and the corresponding applications enabled by the machine learning algorithms. Smart home based healthcare technology enabled by the integrated multi-functional sensing platform and bioelectronic medicine is also presented as an important future direction, as well as wearable photonics sensing system as a complement to the wearable electronics sensing system.
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Satharasinghe A, Hughes-Riley T, Dias T. A Review of Solar Energy Harvesting Electronic Textiles. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E5938. [PMID: 33096633 PMCID: PMC7589816 DOI: 10.3390/s20205938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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An increased use in wearable, mobile, and electronic textile sensing devices has led to a desire to keep these devices continuously powered without the need for frequent recharging or bulky energy storage. To achieve this, many have proposed integrating energy harvesting capabilities into clothing: solar energy harvesting has been one of the most investigated avenues for this due to the abundance of solar energy and maturity of photovoltaic technologies. This review provides a comprehensive, contemporary, and accessible overview of electronic textiles that are capable of harvesting solar energy. The review focusses on the suitability of the textile-based energy harvesting devices for wearable applications. While multiple methods have been employed to integrate solar energy harvesting with textiles, there are only a few examples that have led to devices with textile properties.
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- Achala Satharasinghe
- Advanced Textiles Research Group, School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, Bonington Building, Dryden Street, Nottingham NG1 4GG, UK; (A.S.); (T.D.)
- MAS Innovations (pvt) Ltd., 50 Foster Lane, Colombo 10 01000, Sri Lanka
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- Advanced Textiles Research Group, School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, Bonington Building, Dryden Street, Nottingham NG1 4GG, UK; (A.S.); (T.D.)
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- Advanced Textiles Research Group, School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, Bonington Building, Dryden Street, Nottingham NG1 4GG, UK; (A.S.); (T.D.)
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Sun T, Zhou B, Zheng Q, Wang L, Jiang W, Snyder GJ. Stretchable fabric generates electric power from woven thermoelectric fibers. Nat Commun 2020; 11:572. [PMID: 31996675 PMCID: PMC6989526 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14399-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Assembling thermoelectric modules into fabric to harvest energy from body heat could one day power multitudinous wearable electronics. However, the invalid 2D architecture of fabric limits the application in thermoelectrics. Here, we make the valid thermoelectric fabric woven out of thermoelectric fibers producing an unobtrusive working thermoelectric module. Alternately doped carbon nanotube fibers wrapped with acrylic fibers are woven into π-type thermoelectric modules. Utilizing elasticity originating from interlocked thermoelectric modules, stretchable 3D thermoelectric generators without substrate can be made to enable sufficient alignment with the heat flow direction. The textile generator shows a peak power density of 70 mWm−2 for a temperature difference of 44 K and excellent stretchability (~80% strain) with no output degradation. The compatibility between body movement and sustained power supply is further displayed. The generators described here are true textiles, proving active thermoelectrics can be woven into various fabric architectures for sensing, energy harvesting, or thermal management. Despite recent advances in flexible thermoelectric generators for wearable devices, current designs are unable to efficiently harvest heat flowing from human body. Here, the authors report high thermoelectric performance and stretchability in interlocked fiber-based modules for wearable devices.
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- Tingting Sun
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, China.,Engineering Research Center of Advanced Glasses Manufacturing Technolog, Ministry of Education, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Advanced Glasses Manufacturing Technolog, Ministry of Education, Donghua University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
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Hart AS, Andersen TR, Griffith MJ, Fahy A, Vaughan B, Belcher WJ, Dastoor PC. Roll-to-roll solvent annealing of printed P3HT : IC XA devices. RSC Adv 2019; 9:42294-42305. [PMID: 35542859 PMCID: PMC9076631 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra08826a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Currently, large-scale roll-to-roll production of printed organic photovoltaics (OPVs) involves high temperature annealing steps that are not compatible with thermally sensitive substrates, such as coated fabrics. In particular, the processing temperatures needed to produce the required crystalline ordering in the printed films are typically above the deformation and melting-points of these substrates. In this paper we investigate the use of local solvent recrystallisation (solvent annealing) on the roll-to-roll scale as a method for avoiding high-temperature thermal annealing. Solvent annealing was performed by slot-die coating a mixture of chloroform and methanol over a previously printed P3HT ICXA active layer film. Peak device performance was found for the 30% chloroform/70% methanol annealing case which increased device performance by a factor of 4 over the not treated devices.
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- Andrew S Hart
- Centre for Organic Electronics, University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
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- Centre for Organic Electronics, University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
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- Centre for Organic Electronics, University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
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- Centre for Organic Electronics, University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
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- Centre for Organic Electronics, University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
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- Centre for Organic Electronics, University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
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- Centre for Organic Electronics, University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
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Massella D, Argenziano M, Ferri A, Guan J, Giraud S, Cavalli R, Barresi AA, Salaün F. Bio-Functional Textiles: Combining Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers with Fibrous Materials for Innovative Dermatological Therapies. Pharmaceutics 2019; 11:E403. [PMID: 31405229 PMCID: PMC6723157 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11080403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In the field of pharmaceutical technology, significant attention has been paid on exploiting skin as a drug administration route. Considering the structural and chemical complexity of the skin barrier, many research works focused on developing an innovative way to enhance skin drug permeation. In this context, a new class of materials called bio-functional textiles has been developed. Such materials consist of the combination of advanced pharmaceutical carriers with textile materials. Therefore, they own the possibility of providing a wearable platform for continuous and controlled drug release. Notwithstanding the great potential of these materials, their large-scale application still faces some challenges. The present review provides a state-of-the-art perspective on the bio-functional textile technology analyzing the several issues involved. Firstly, the skin physiology, together with the dermatological delivery strategy, is keenly described in order to provide an overview of the problems tackled by bio-functional textiles technology. Secondly, an overview of the main dermatological nanocarriers is provided; thereafter the application of these nanomaterial to textiles is presented. Finally, the bio-functional textile technology is framed in the context of the different dermatological administration strategies; a comparative analysis that also considers how pharmaceutical regulation is conducted.
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- Daniele Massella
- ENSAIT, GEMTEX-Laboratoire de Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France.
- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino (TO), Italy.
- College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino (TO), Italy
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- College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- ENSAIT, GEMTEX-Laboratoire de Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino (TO), Italy
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- ENSAIT, GEMTEX-Laboratoire de Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France
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Flexible Printed Monolithic-Structured Solid-State Dye Sensitized Solar Cells on Woven Glass Fibre Textile for Wearable Energy Harvesting Applications. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1362. [PMID: 30718574 PMCID: PMC6362153 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37590-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Previously, textile dye sensitised solar cells (DSSCs) woven using photovoltaic (PV) yarns have been demonstrated but there are challenges in their implementation arising from the mechanical forces in the weaving process, evaporation of the liquid electrolyte and partially shaded cells area, which all reduce the performance of the cell. To overcome these problems, this paper proposes a novel fabrication process for a monolithic-structured solid-state dye sensitized solar cell (ssDSSC) on textile using all solution based processes. A glass fibre textile substrate was used as the target substrate for the printed ssDSSC that contain multiple layers of electrodes and active materials. The printed ssDSSC on textile have been successfully demonstrated and compared with a reference device made with the same processes on a glass substrate. All PV textile devices were characterized under simulated AM 1.5 conditions and a peak efficiency of 0.4% was achieved. This approach is potentially suitable for the low cost integration of PV devices onto high temperature textiles, but to widen the range of applications future research is required to reduce the processing temperature to enable the device to be fabricated on the standard fabric substrates.
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Dhineshbabu NR, Sekhar Behera S, Bose S. Smart Textile Fabrics for Screening Millimeter Wavelength Radiations: Challenges and Future Perspectives. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201801125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- N. R. Dhineshbabu
- Department of Materials Engineering; Indian Institute of Science; Bangalore- 560012
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- Department of Materials Engineering; Indian Institute of Science; Bangalore- 560012
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