All-Weather 3D Self-Folding Fabric for Adaptive Personal Thermoregulation (IMAGE)
Caption
- An innovative 3D self-folding fabric was fabricated by knitting technology to achieve dual thermoregulation modes through architectural reconfiguration between 3D and 2D states.
- In the warming mode, the fabric retains its natural 3D structure, providing high thermal resistance (0.06 m2 K W⁻1) by trapping still air. In the cooling mode, it transitions to a 2D flat state with coatings of thermal radiative management materials, achieving a cooling effect of 4.3 °C under sunlight by enhancing solar reflectivity and infrared emissivity, while reducing thermal resistance.
- The fabric demonstrates exceptional durability and washability, enduring over 1000 folding cycles, and is manufactured using scalable and cost-effective knitting techniques.
Credit
Xiaohui Zhang, Yuheng Gu, Xujiang Chao, Zhaokun Wang, Shitong Wu, Jinhao Xu, Ziqi Li, Mengjiao Pan, Dahua Shou.
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