Smart Textiles for Energy Harvesting, Energy Conversion, Energy Storage and Multi-Mode Sensing
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 July 2022) | Viewed by 1928
Special Issue Editors
Interests: smart textiles; fiber electronics; functional fabrics; triboelectric nanogenerators; energy harvesting and storage; self-powered sensing; biosensors; electronic skins; flexible electronics; human–machine interface
Interests: structure–function textile composites; smart fiber and textile-based self-powered wearable sensors; protective and safety textiles; recycling of waste textiles
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Dear Colleagues,
Smart or electronic textiles that deliver electronic functionalities to the human body can collect, process, store, transmit, and display information in response to various environmental stimuli. Seamless integration of traditional textiles with advanced energy harvesting, energy conversion, energy storage, and multimode sensing technologies will provide versatile and wearable energy and sensing routes for distributed human-centered on-body electronics in the era of the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence. Functionalities endow textiles with power supply and sensing capabilities, while textiles provide a versatile flexible design carrier and extensive wearable application platform for their development. Smart textiles offer an inexpensive and convenient alternative with high breathability, wearing comfort, and scalability, which will attract considerable research interest and enrich a wide range of application areas ranging from wearable power sources, multifunctional sensors, and personized healthcare to humanoid robotics and human–machine interfaces.
With the aim to inspire future research activities and practical applications of smart textiles, this Special Issue focuses on fiber or fabric-based energy harvesting, energy conversion, energy storage, and multimode sensing devices, aiming to push forward the developments of these research directions from both fundamental fiber/textile science and related practical engineering issues.
Dr. Kai Dong
Dr. Wei Fan
Guest Editors
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