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Carbon-Based Electronic Textiles

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 4060

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Antonio J. Paleo

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2C2T-Centre for Textile Science and Technology, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Interests: carbon nanofibers; carbon-based conducting polymer composites; electrochemical capacitors; electronic textiles for energy harvesting and storage

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Since textiles are insulating three-dimensional materials, the successful production of electronic textiles (E-textiles) depends strongly on the advancement of conducting materials and their efficient integration in textiles by different methodologies such as dip coating, screen printing, inkjet printing, vacuum filtration, brush coating, spin coating, etc. In this respect, organic carbon-based conducting materials such as graphene, graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon nanofibers (CNFs), carbon fibers (CFs), carbon black (CB), activated carbon (AC), etc. are being extensively considered for the production of E-textiles due to the high availability of their raw materials and mass-production processes. Moreover, since E-textiles are designed to be worn on or close to the body, they must be as washable, environmentally friendly, non-toxic, and biocompatible as ordinary dressing clothes. Therefore, exhaustive research into carbonaceous conductive materials and their derivative E-textiles taking into account all the above-mentioned aspects is critical for efficiently exploiting their potential range of applications from biomedical to wearable electronic devices for energy harvesting and storage, thus leading to commercially successful products. In this regard, this Special Issue welcomes original contributions and reviews focused on fundamental results that will help to compile and to highlight the current state of the art concerned with the production and applications of carbon-based E-textiles.

Dr. Antonio J. Paleo
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • triboelectric
  • piezoelectric
  • thermoelectric
  • biofuel cells
  • solar cells
  • electrochemical capacitors
  • self-healing
  • sensors
  • toxicology and biocompatibility
  • washability
  • wearing comfort

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Thermoelectric Properties of Cotton Fabrics Dip-Coated in Pyrolytically Stripped Pyrograf® III Carbon Nanofiber Based Aqueous Inks
by Antonio J. Paleo, Beate Krause, Maria F. Cerqueira, Jose M. González-Domínguez, Enrique Muñoz, Petra Pötschke and Ana M. Rocha
Materials 2023, 16(12), 4335; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16124335 - 12 Jun 2023
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The transport properties of commercial carbon nanofibers (CNFs) produced by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) depend on the various conditions used during their growth and post-growth synthesis, which also affect their derivate CNF-based textile fabrics. Here, the production and thermoelectric (TE) properties of cotton [...] Read more.
The transport properties of commercial carbon nanofibers (CNFs) produced by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) depend on the various conditions used during their growth and post-growth synthesis, which also affect their derivate CNF-based textile fabrics. Here, the production and thermoelectric (TE) properties of cotton woven fabrics (CWFs) functionalized with aqueous inks made from different amounts of pyrolytically stripped (PS) Pyrograf® III PR 25 PS XT CNFs via dip-coating method are presented. At 30 °C and depending on the CNF content used in the dispersions, the modified textiles show electrical conductivities (σ) varying between ~5 and 23 S m−1 with a constant negative Seebeck coefficient (S) of −1.1 μVK−1. Moreover, unlike the as-received CNFs, the functionalized textiles present an increase in their σ from 30 °C to 100 °C (dσ/dT > 0), explained by the 3D variable range hopping (VRH) model as the charge carriers going beyond an aleatory network of potential wells by thermally activated hopping. However, as it happens with the CNFs, the dip-coated textiles show an increment in their S with temperature (dS/dT > 0) successfully fitted with the model proposed for some doped multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) mats. All these results are presented with the aim of discerning the authentic function of this type of pyrolytically stripped Pyrograf® III CNFs on the thermoelectric properties of their derived textiles. Full article
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Carbon-Based Textile Sensors for Physiological-Signal Monitoring
by Wancheng Shao, Tianrui Cui, Ding Li, Jinming Jian, Zhen Li, Shourui Ji, Aobo Cheng, Xinyue Li, Kaiyin Liu, Houfang Liu, Yi Yang and Tianling Ren
Materials 2023, 16(11), 3932; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16113932 - 24 May 2023
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As the focus on physical health increases, the market demand for flexible wearable sensors increases. Textiles combined with sensitive materials and electronic circuits can form flexible, breathable high-performance sensors for physiological-signal monitoring. Carbon-based materials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and carbon black [...] Read more.
As the focus on physical health increases, the market demand for flexible wearable sensors increases. Textiles combined with sensitive materials and electronic circuits can form flexible, breathable high-performance sensors for physiological-signal monitoring. Carbon-based materials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and carbon black (CB) have been widely utilized in the development of flexible wearable sensors due to their high electrical conductivity, low toxicity, low mass density, and easy functionalization. This review provides an overview of recent advancements in carbon-based flexible textile sensors, highlighting the development, properties, and applications of graphene, CNTs, and CB for flexible textile sensors. The physiological signals that can be monitored by carbon-based textile sensors include electrocardiogram (ECG), human body movement, pulse and respiration, body temperature, and tactile perception. We categorize and describe carbon-based textile sensors based on the physiological signals they monitor. Finally, we discuss the current challenges associated with carbon-based textile sensors and explore the future direction of textile sensors for monitoring physiological signals. Full article
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