Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 7, Issue 1, 00472(2025)

Scalable and Sustainable Superhydrophobic Cooling Metacotton

Chao-Qun Ma1... Chao-Hua Xue1,*, Xiao-Jing Guo1, Jun Liang2,3,4,5, Shiliang Zhang2,3,4,5, Li Wan1, Hui-Di Wang1, Meng-Chen Huang1, Yong-Gang Wu1, Wei Fan6,**, and Chong Hou37,*** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 3Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
  • 5School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 6School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an 710048, China
  • 7School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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    Cotton is a renewable bio-resource widely employed in human thermal management. However, it is required to further improve its cooling ability to address global warming issues posing serious threats to human activities. Herein, metacotton was produced by applying silica (SiO2)/poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) composite aerogel onto the cotton surface via microstructure finishing using the traditional textile equipment. Next, scalable metacotton fabrics with passive radiative cooling effect were obtained by weaving. The aerogel microstructure of metacotton results in excellent passive cooling capability of the fabric and endows it with superhydrophobic, insulating, and breathing properties. The metacotton fabric realizes an average cooling of 8.8 °C during summer days, showing superior cooling performance compared to the standard cotton. Notably, the metacotton fabric exhibits superhydrophobic stain-removal and wash-resistant properties, enhancing passive cooling durability. Furthermore, the method used for fabricating metacotton in this study can be applied to other fibers as well, and it is scalable and adaptable across the conventional equipment, which broadens the thermal management range in the textile industry.

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    Chao-Qun Ma, Chao-Hua Xue, Xiao-Jing Guo, Jun Liang, Shiliang Zhang, Li Wan, Hui-Di Wang, Meng-Chen Huang, Yong-Gang Wu, Wei Fan, Chong Hou. Scalable and Sustainable Superhydrophobic Cooling Metacotton[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2025, 7(1): 00472

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Apr. 17, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 22, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025

    The Author Email: Xue Chao-Hua (xuech@sust.edu.cn), Fan Wei (fanwei@xpu.edu.cn), Hou Chong (chong@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-024-00472-y

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