Fabric computing: Concepts, opportunities, and challenges

Chen, Min; Liu, Jia; Li, Pan; Gharavi, Hamid; Hao, Yixue; Ouyang, Jingyu; Hu, Jianlong; Hu, Long; Hou, Chong; Humar, Iztok; Wei, Lei; Yang, Guang‐Zhong; Tao, Guangming

doi:10.1016/j.xinn.2022.100340

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“…They are quickly emerging as the next phase of smart wearables for a wide range of exciting applications such as textile-based sensors, [298] photonic textiles, [173] soft displays, [299] electricity generation, [300] energy harvesting and storage, [49] and fabric computing. [301] E-textiles are also fabricated with multifunctional properties such as high conductivity, durability, hydrophobicity, breathability, and washability. [302] Figure 27 illustrates the some of the multifunctional properties incorporated in e-textiles.…”

Section: E-textilesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[311] Energy harvesting methods such as solar cells, triboelectric nanogenerators, piezoelectric nanogenerators, thermoelectric nanogenerators, and hybrid generators are crucial for self-sustained and eco-friendly intelligent wearable textiles. [301] Researchers are also developing intelligent textiles and clothing that sense signals from the wearer's body and the environment, perform on-body computing, and communicate the output with a central computer. [301] This so-called fabric computing has the potential to revolutionize digital education, [312] smart living, [313] health protection, and monitoring.…”

Section: E-textilesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Nanotechnology for High‐Performance Textiles: A Promising Frontier for Innovation

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Nanotechnology embodies a groundbreaking innovation for the textile and apparel industry, facilitating enhancements to the functionality and performance of textiles, including durability, resistance to water, odor, flame, stain, UV‐protection, and antimicrobial properties. Nanotechnology also enables biosensing, drug delivery, energy generation, and storage in textiles. Here, we present a comprehensive overview of the possibilities offered by nanotechnology in the context of high‐performance textiles providing a roadmap for future research and development in this exciting field. We scrutinize the current research on nanotechnology in textiles, exploring various types of nanomaterials and their properties, the methods of incorporating nanomaterials into textiles, and the numerous applications of high‐performance textiles across critical industries such as healthcare, military, sports, fashion, and wearable electronics. We conclude the review with an analysis of the potential health and environmental concerns arising from the use of nanotechnology in textiles, emphasizing the importance of further research in these areas.

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Section: E-textilesmentioning

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Nanotechnology for High‐Performance Textiles: A Promising Frontier for Innovation

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“…This kind of clothing can help elderly people living alone communicate with their family members and autistic people escape from prison. Emotion-aware clothing is still being evaluated, while more useful products are being developed and manufactured at the time.. [19][20][21]…”

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SMART Wearable Fabric using Electronic Textiles – A Review

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Gamal

Sediek

et al. 2022

J.Text.color. pol. sci.

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LECTRONIC textiles, often known as SMART clothing, are fabrics that may be incorporated with digital components such as a battery, a light (including small processors), and electronics. SMART textiles are materials that have been created with innovative technology to offer value to the wearer. The growth of sensor technologies, nanotechnologies, embedded systems, wireless communication technologies, and downsizing enable the development of SMART systems to monitor human activities. Wearable computing envisions future electronic devices as an intrinsic part of our everyday attire Wearable systems will be distinguished by their capacity to automatically identify their own user's activity and behavioral status, as well as the circumstances surrounding her or him. and to utilize this information to alter the system's setup and operation. It is capable of detecting odd and unexpected events by monitoring bodily measurements as well as other signs. This study examines current breakthroughs in SMART textiles and their applicability in several industries.

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“…At the same time, extreme weather events during expedition can cause large fluctuations in body temperature, leading to hyperthermia or hypothermia, , which are deadly threats to human lives as reported in some cases. , Hence, there is a critical need for integrated wearable electronic devices that can undergo large deformations while regulating body temperature to provide comprehensive personal protection. In recent years, with the rapid development of wearable systems, − intelligent garments have received remarkable interest. − Personal thermal management serves to control the microclimate of the human body to facilitate normothermia at a reasonably pleasant temperature by proper heating or cooling . Electric heating has been considered as a common heating method to overcome hypothermia .…”

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Engineering PEDOT:PSS/PEG Fibers with a Textured Surface toward Comprehensive Personal Thermal Management

Wang

Gao

Zhao

et al. 2023

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces

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The wild environment is unpredictable where soaring or plummeting temperatures in extreme weather events can pose serious threats to human lives. Incorporating passive evaporative cooling and controllable electric heating into clothing could effectively protect human beings from such harsh environments. In this work, poly(3,4-ethylene dioxy thiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate)/poly(ethylene glycol) (PPP) fibers with the core–shell structure and attractively textured surface have been successfully prepared via a single-nozzle wet-spinning technique. Results show that the fibers possess fascinating specific surface area (184.8 m2·g–1), electrical conductivity (50 S·cm–1), and stretchability (>100%) because of the novel preparation method and hierarchical morphological design. Through simple textile manufacturing routes, PPP fibers can be woven into fabrics easily, which exhibit desirable breathability, washability, and mechanical strength for smart textiles while maintaining favorable hygroscopicity. Benefiting from the textured structure with large specific surface area, PPP fabric exhibits attractile evaporative cooling rate. Practical application tests have demonstrated that under direct sunlight, the surface temperature of the PPP fabric is ∼5.2 and ∼10.8 °C lower than commercial cotton and polyester fabrics, respectively. Meanwhile, as conductive fibers, the resultant PPP fabric can heat under low-power electricity, therefore achieving the effect of “warmth in winter and coolness in summer”. The facile fabrication process and elevated performance of PPP fibers present significant advantages for applications in intelligent garments and textiles, as well as comprehensive personal thermal management, which opens a new avenue for future design in these fields.

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Fabric computing: Concepts, opportunities, and challenges

Cited by 32 publications

References 75 publications

Nanotechnology for High‐Performance Textiles: A Promising Frontier for Innovation

Nanotechnology for High‐Performance Textiles: A Promising Frontier for Innovation

SMART Wearable Fabric using Electronic Textiles – A Review

Engineering PEDOT:PSS/PEG Fibers with a Textured Surface toward Comprehensive Personal Thermal Management

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