Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 3, 00393(2024)

Versatile and Comfortable Janus Fabrics for Switchable Personal Thermal Management and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

Mingxin Feng1... Shuangjiang Feng1, Tianrui Yu1, Shengyin Zhu1, Haoran Cai1, Xu He1, Yanmei Liu1, Man He1, Xiaohai Bu1,2,*, Jun Huang3, and Yuming Zhou13,** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Jiangsu Optoelectronic Functional Materials and Engineering Research Center, Nanjing, 211100 Jiangsu Province, China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167 Jiangsu Province, China
  • 3Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Coating Functional Film and Technology, Jiangsu Sidike New Materials Technology Co., Ltd, Suqian, 223900 Jiangsu Province, China
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    Existing personal thermal regulating fabrics fall short of meeting the demands for sustainable and protective outdoor temperature management. Here, a versatile and comfortable Janus fabric has been developed by embedding boron nitride nanosheets within a porous polyurethane matrix (BNNS@TPU) and introducing Ti3C2Tx MXene into another layer of TPU pores (MXene/TPU). The well-distributed BNNS in porous TPU matrix enhances refractive index difference, increases porosity and optimizes pore size distribution, resulting in an excellent solar reflectivity (R = 94.22%), while the distinct distribution of MXene in porous TPU effectively improves solar absorptivity (α = 93.57%) and enhances the conduction loss of electromagnetic waves due to multiple scattering and reflection effects. With a simple flip, Janus fabric can switch between sub-ambient cooling of ~ 7.2 °C and super-ambient heating of ~ 46.0 °C to adapt to changing weather and seasonal conditions. The fabric achieves an electromagnetic interference shielding efficiency of 36 dB, protecting the human body from electromagnetic radiation, attributed to the hierarchical distribution of highly conductive MXene. Furthermore, Janus fabric offers excellent comfort, abrasion resistance, washability, and flame retardancy for practical wear. This study presents an effective strategy for developing personal thermal regulating fabrics with adaptability to environmental changes and resistance to electromagnetic radiation.

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    Mingxin Feng, Shuangjiang Feng, Tianrui Yu, Shengyin Zhu, Haoran Cai, Xu He, Yanmei Liu, Man He, Xiaohai Bu, Jun Huang, Yuming Zhou. Versatile and Comfortable Janus Fabrics for Switchable Personal Thermal Management and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(3): 00393

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Oct. 28, 2023

    Accepted: Feb. 10, 2024

    Published Online: Jul. 31, 2024

    The Author Email: Bu Xiaohai (xhbu@njit.edu.cn), Zhou Yuming (ymzhou@seu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-024-00393-w

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