8 Smart and functional textiles for personal thermal comfort
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Abstract
Textiles are considered the most versatile and cost-effective materials that can maintain personal thermal wellbeing by controlling the indoor and outdoor thermal atmosphere. However, traditional textiles cannot efficiently maintain the thermal comfort of an individual. Therefore, textiles engineered with advanced thermoregulation systems can enhance personal thermal comfort (PTC) by regulating the thermal atmosphere. This chapter summarizes the a progress of novel materials integrated into thermoregulation textiles for PTC. The fundamentals of thermal comfort, including heating and cooling principles and strategies for fabricating thermoregulation textiles, have been highlighted, followed by a discussion of different passive heating and cooling textiles. The subsequent section has presented a brief overview of thermal comfort by responsive textiles follows. The conclusion highlights the challenges and prospects of thermoregulation textiles.
Abstract
Textiles are considered the most versatile and cost-effective materials that can maintain personal thermal wellbeing by controlling the indoor and outdoor thermal atmosphere. However, traditional textiles cannot efficiently maintain the thermal comfort of an individual. Therefore, textiles engineered with advanced thermoregulation systems can enhance personal thermal comfort (PTC) by regulating the thermal atmosphere. This chapter summarizes the a progress of novel materials integrated into thermoregulation textiles for PTC. The fundamentals of thermal comfort, including heating and cooling principles and strategies for fabricating thermoregulation textiles, have been highlighted, followed by a discussion of different passive heating and cooling textiles. The subsequent section has presented a brief overview of thermal comfort by responsive textiles follows. The conclusion highlights the challenges and prospects of thermoregulation textiles.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents IX
- List of authors XI
- 1 Introduction to functional, smart, and intelligent textiles: perspectives and potential applications 1
- 2 Nanotechnology in textile finishing: an approach towards imparting manifold functionalities 63
- 3 Coating- and lamination-based smart textiles: techniques, features, and challenges 97
- 4 Speciality coatings and laminations on textiles 151
- 5 Polymer-based nanocomposites for smart and functional textiles 183
- 6 Emerging trends in electroconductive textiles 221
- 7 Graphene-based functional textile materials 267
- 8 Smart and functional textiles for personal thermal comfort 329
- 9 Stimuli-responsive smart and functional textiles 355
- 10 Protective smart and functional textiles 375
- 11 Functional and smart textiles for military and defence applications 397
- 12 Sensors and actuators for textiles: from materials to applications 469
- 13 Medical textiles: materials, applications, features, and recent advancements 533
- 14 Design and development of chitosan-based textiles for biomedical applications 591
- 15 Smart textiles for energy harvesting applications 607
- 16 Fibrous materials for automotive applications 635
- 17 Smart/functional textiles and fashion products enabled by 3D and 4D printing 683
- 18 Functional and smart textiles in care, treatment, and diagnosis of COVID-19 721
- Index 751
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents IX
- List of authors XI
- 1 Introduction to functional, smart, and intelligent textiles: perspectives and potential applications 1
- 2 Nanotechnology in textile finishing: an approach towards imparting manifold functionalities 63
- 3 Coating- and lamination-based smart textiles: techniques, features, and challenges 97
- 4 Speciality coatings and laminations on textiles 151
- 5 Polymer-based nanocomposites for smart and functional textiles 183
- 6 Emerging trends in electroconductive textiles 221
- 7 Graphene-based functional textile materials 267
- 8 Smart and functional textiles for personal thermal comfort 329
- 9 Stimuli-responsive smart and functional textiles 355
- 10 Protective smart and functional textiles 375
- 11 Functional and smart textiles for military and defence applications 397
- 12 Sensors and actuators for textiles: from materials to applications 469
- 13 Medical textiles: materials, applications, features, and recent advancements 533
- 14 Design and development of chitosan-based textiles for biomedical applications 591
- 15 Smart textiles for energy harvesting applications 607
- 16 Fibrous materials for automotive applications 635
- 17 Smart/functional textiles and fashion products enabled by 3D and 4D printing 683
- 18 Functional and smart textiles in care, treatment, and diagnosis of COVID-19 721
- Index 751
