A Camel‐Fur‐Inspired Micro‐Extrusion Foaming Porous Elastic Fiber for All‐Weather Dual‐Mode Human Thermal Regulation

Maintaining the stability of human body temperature is the basis of ensuring the normal life activities of witness, and the emergence of various functional clothing is committed to assisting the human body temperature in thermal comfort range in the changeable environment. However, achieve dual-mode thermal regulation for cooling and insulation on an integrated material without energy input and addition of functional particles has thus far been a huge challenge. Herein, a biomimetic camel-fur designed micro-extruded physically foamed porous elastic fiber (MEPF) using thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomer as raw material is reported, and its dual-layered fabric (MEPFT-d) for effective personal thermal comfortable management at extreme temperature differences. Benefit from its micro-nano-pores structure, MEPFT-d represents radiate cooling capacity by high solar reflectance and emissivity, behaves low thermal conductivity delaying heat scattering, and promotes evaporative cooling by unidirectional water transport. These excellent properties ensure that MEPFT-d reduces heat loss in cold weather (7.2 °C higher than cotton) and blocks outside heat in hot weather (10.2 °C lower than cotton), which is suitable for various complex outdoor scenes. The cost-effectiveness and superior wearing comfort of this work provide innovative pathways for sustainable energy, smart textiles, and personal thermal comfort applications.

Authors

Institutions

Publication Details

Journal
Advanced Science
Published
2024-09-28
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202407260
Citations
18
Primary Topic
Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
Type
article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
4.70

Funders

Controls
|||
ALL TIME
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
article

A Camel‐Fur‐Inspired Micro‐Extrusion Foaming Porous Elastic Fiber for All‐Weather Dual‐Mode Human Thermal Regulation

Zeling Wang, Wentao Zhai, Hanyi Huang, Yushu Wang et al.
18 citations
Advanced Science
Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
4.70
article

A Camel‐Fur‐Inspired Micro‐Extrusion Foaming Porous Elastic Fiber for All‐Weather Dual‐Mode Human Thermal Regulation

Zeling Wang, Wentao Zhai, Hanyi Huang, Yushu Wang, Yaozao Li
article en
18 citations

Abstract

Maintaining the stability of human body temperature is the basis of ensuring the normal life activities of witness, and the emergence of various functional clothing is committed to assisting the human body temperature in thermal comfort range in the changeable environment. However, achieve dual-mode thermal regulation for cooling and insulation on an integrated material without energy input and addition of functional particles has thus far been a huge challenge. Herein, a biomimetic camel-fur designed micro-extruded physically foamed porous elastic fiber (MEPF) using thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomer as raw material is reported, and its dual-layered fabric (MEPFT-d) for effective personal thermal comfortable management at extreme temperature differences. Benefit from its micro-nano-pores structure, MEPFT-d represents radiate cooling capacity by high solar reflectance and emissivity, behaves low thermal conductivity delaying heat scattering, and promotes evaporative cooling by unidirectional water transport. These excellent properties ensure that MEPFT-d reduces heat loss in cold weather (7.2 °C higher than cotton) and blocks outside heat in hot weather (10.2 °C lower than cotton), which is suitable for various complex outdoor scenes. The cost-effectiveness and superior wearing comfort of this work provide innovative pathways for sustainable energy, smart textiles, and personal thermal comfort applications.

Advanced ScienceVol. 11(43)
Nanchang University (CN), Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Responsible consumption and production
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
4.70
AI Navigator

Ask Laika to Summarize, Analyze, and Connect papers live on the map.

Summarize Papers & Methodologies

Extract key findings, datasets, and comparative methods across publications.

Benchmark Rankings & Visual Analytics

Rank top research institutions, authors, funders, topics, and journals by Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) and paper volume with instant charts.

Connect Distant Disciplines

Bridge topological clusters on the map to find hidden collaborative intersections.