A Review on Advanced Functional Photonic Fabric for Enhanced Thermoregulating Performance Publisher



Habibi P¹ ; Moradi G² ; Moradi A³ ; Golbabaei F¹ Show Affiliations
Source: Environmental Nanotechnology# Monitoring and Management Published:2021

Abstract

Since the body dissipates heat mostly through radiation, conduction, convection and evaporation, textile material for heat transfer can play a significant function in human thermal comfort and personal thermal cooling. Most people in developed parts of the world, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions, rely on highly energy‐intensive, and inefficient central cooling systems to achieve thermophysiological comfort which is rarely satisfactory. The present study focused on strategies used to produce advanced functional phonetic (passive cooling) fabrics for personal thermal control and saving energy programs. Recent technological advances in clothing industry have provided the opportunity to explore the fundamental physical properties and practical applications of clothing to humans. Also, we explained that nanoparticles and polymers could be coated to fabricate advanced textiles which are lightweight and flexible and have excellent personal thermal management. We discussed some of these textiles with engineered technology at passively monitoring routes of heat dissipation by the human body, advantages and drawbacks of different types of clothing, and sensitive fabrics that offer adaptive personal cooling capacity. An outlook discussing considerable challenges, perspectives, and alternatives for thermal management clothing is also presented. Finally, some perspectives regarding thermal management clothing are provided for future research. © 2021