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Emerging Materials and Strategies for Personal Thermal Management
Author(s) -
Hu Run,
Liu Yida,
Shin Sunmi,
Huang Shiyao,
Ren Xuecheng,
Shu Weicheng,
Cheng Jingjing,
Tao Guangming,
Xu Weilin,
Chen Renkun,
Luo Xiaobing
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201903921
Subject(s) - thermal management of electronic devices and systems , wearable computer , wearable technology , thermal comfort , architectural engineering , thermoregulation , materials science , electronics , clothing , janus , nanotechnology , systems engineering , mechanical engineering , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering , ecology , embedded system , history , physics , archaeology , biology , thermodynamics
In this decade, the demands of energy saving and diverse personal thermoregulation requirements along with the emergence of wearable electronics and smart textiles give rise to the resurgence of personal thermal management (PTM) technologies. PTM, including personal cooling, heating, insulation, and thermoregulation, are far more flexible and extensive than the traditional air/liquid cooling garments for the human body. Concomitantly, many new advanced materials and strategies have emerged in this decade, promoting the thermoregulation performance and the wearing comfort of PTM simultaneously. In this review, an overview is presented of the state‐of‐the‐art and the prospects in this burgeoning field. The emerging materials and strategies of PTM are introduced, and classed by their thermal functions. The concept of infrared‐transparent visible‐opaque fabric (ITVOF) is first highlighted, as it triggers the work on advanced PTM by combining it with radiative cooling, and the corresponding implementations and realizations are subsequently introduced, followed by wearable heaters, flexible thermoelectric devices, and sweat‐management Janus textiles. Finally, critical considerations on the challenges and opportunities of PTM are presented and future directions are identified, including thermally conductive polymers and fibers, physiological/psychological statistical analysis, and smart PTM strategies.