Advances in Electrofunctional Nanomaterials for Actuation, Sensing, Smart Textiles and Energy Conversion
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2021) | Viewed by 9171
Special Issue Editor
Interests: wearable technology; smart textiles; electromaterials; sensors; actuators; biomedical device; smart drug delivery; energy materials; carbon nanotubes; graphene; conducting polymers
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Dear Colleague,
The demands for new configurations of electrofunctional nanomaterials continue to grow, and novel approaches are being enabled by the advent of new electromaterials and novel fabrication strategies.
The combination of electrofunctional materials and textiles has led to the development of new capabilities in fabrics with the potential to change how athletes, patients, soldiers, first responders, and everyday consumers interact with their clothes and other garment products. The current generation of wearable electronics is typically standalone devices that are separately worn or in some cases attached to the garment. The advent of new nanomaterials strategies is poised to create a significant opportunity for seamlessly embedding wearable electronics into the fabric. Therefore, new wearable technologies are expected to have a transformative impact on opportunities related to electronic textile, energy storage, energy generation, sensing, actuation, and health monitoring applications.
The motivation behind this Special Issue is the observed growing interest in the design, fabrication, and application of electrofunctional nanomaterials for actuation, sensing, smart textiles and energy conversion in many fields. Energy harvesting/storage, actuators, force/pressure measurement, porosity or color variation, and sensors (movement, temperature, and chemicals) are some of these functionalities.
Considering your prominent contribution in this interesting research field, I would like to cordially invite you to submit a paper to this Special Issue through the webpage of the journal (“Advances in Electrofunctional Nanomaterials for Actuation, Sensing, Smart Textiles, and Energy Conversion”). The manuscript should be submitted online before 30 December 2021. The submitted manuscripts will then be fast track reviewed. I would very much appreciate it if you could let me know of your interest in the paper contribution at your earliest convenience. Research articles, review articles, perspectives, as well as communications and letters are also invited.
Prof. Dr. Javad Foroughi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- conducting polymers
- graphene
- carbon nanotubes
- wearable sensors
- wearable electronics
- energy conversion
- smart textiles
- actuators
- wearable biomedical devices
- textiles antenna
- health monitoring
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