Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 17, Issue 1, 014(2025)

Smart Cellulose-Based Janus Fabrics with Switchable Liquid Transportation for Personal Moisture and Thermal Management

Jianfeng Xi1... Yanling Lou1, Liucheng Meng1, Chao Deng4, Youlu Chu1, Zhaoyang Xu2, Huining Xiao3 and Weibing Wu1,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Sustainable Pulp and Paper Technology and Biomass Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People’s Republic of China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
  • 4Macromolecular Chemistry and Bavarian Polymer Institute, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth 95440, Germany
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    The Janus fabrics designed for personal moisture/thermal regulation have garnered significant attention for their potential to enhance human comfort. However, the development of smart and dynamic fabrics capable of managing personal moisture/thermal comfort in response to changing external environments remains a challenge. Herein, a smart cellulose-based Janus fabric was designed to dynamically manage personal moisture/heat. The cotton fabric was grafted with N-isopropylacrylamide to construct a temperature-stimulated transport channel. Subsequently, hydrophobic ethyl cellulose and hydrophilic cellulose nanofiber were sprayed on the bottom and top sides of the fabric to obtain wettability gradient. The fabric exhibits anti-gravity directional liquid transportation from hydrophobic side to hydrophilic side, and can dynamically and continuously control the transportation time in a wide range of 3–66 s as the temperature increases from 10 to 40 °C. This smart fabric can quickly dissipate heat at high temperatures, while at low temperatures, it can slow down the heat dissipation rate and prevent the human from becoming too cold. In addition, the fabric has UV shielding and photodynamic antibacterial properties through depositing graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets on the hydrophilic side. This smart fabric offers an innovative approach to maximizing personal comfort in environments with significant temperature variations.

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    Jianfeng Xi, Yanling Lou, Liucheng Meng, Chao Deng, Youlu Chu, Zhaoyang Xu, Huining Xiao, Weibing Wu. Smart Cellulose-Based Janus Fabrics with Switchable Liquid Transportation for Personal Moisture and Thermal Management[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 17(1): 014

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: May. 29, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 10, 2024

    Published Online: Feb. 12, 2025

    The Author Email: Wu Weibing (wbwu@njfu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s40820-024-01510-5

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