All-Weather 3D Self-Folding Fabric for Adaptive Personal Thermoregulation
Highlights An innovative 3D self-folding fabric was fabricated by knitting technology to achieve dual thermoregulation modes through architectural reconfiguration between 3D and 2D states. In the warming mode, the fabric retains its natural 3D structure, providing high thermal resistance (0.06 m2 K...
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| author | Xiaohui Zhang Yuheng Gu Xujiang Chao Zhaokun Wang Shitong Wu Jinhao Xu Ziqi Li Mengjiao Pan Dahua Shou |
| author_facet | Xiaohui Zhang Yuheng Gu Xujiang Chao Zhaokun Wang Shitong Wu Jinhao Xu Ziqi Li Mengjiao Pan Dahua Shou |
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| description | Highlights An innovative 3D self-folding fabric was fabricated by knitting technology to achieve dual thermoregulation modes through architectural reconfiguration between 3D and 2D states. In the warming mode, the fabric retains its natural 3D structure, providing high thermal resistance (0.06 m2 K W⁻1) by trapping still air. In the cooling mode, it transitions to a 2D flat state with coatings of thermal radiative management materials, achieving a cooling effect of 4.3 °C under sunlight by enhancing solar reflectivity and infrared emissivity, while reducing thermal resistance. The fabric demonstrates exceptional durability and washability, enduring over 1000 folding cycles, and is manufactured using scalable and cost-effective knitting techniques. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5d04086c296c426c967f64dbe2def8042025-08-20T03:46:16ZengSpringerOpenNano-Micro Letters2311-67062150-55512025-06-0117111810.1007/s40820-025-01812-2All-Weather 3D Self-Folding Fabric for Adaptive Personal ThermoregulationXiaohui Zhang0Yuheng Gu1Xujiang Chao2Zhaokun Wang3Shitong Wu4Jinhao Xu5Ziqi Li6Mengjiao Pan7Dahua Shou8Future Intelligent Wear Centre, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityFuture Intelligent Wear Centre, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityFuture Intelligent Wear Centre, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityFuture Intelligent Wear Centre, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityFuture Intelligent Wear Centre, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityFuture Intelligent Wear Centre, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityFuture Intelligent Wear Centre, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityFuture Intelligent Wear Centre, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHighlights An innovative 3D self-folding fabric was fabricated by knitting technology to achieve dual thermoregulation modes through architectural reconfiguration between 3D and 2D states. In the warming mode, the fabric retains its natural 3D structure, providing high thermal resistance (0.06 m2 K W⁻1) by trapping still air. In the cooling mode, it transitions to a 2D flat state with coatings of thermal radiative management materials, achieving a cooling effect of 4.3 °C under sunlight by enhancing solar reflectivity and infrared emissivity, while reducing thermal resistance. The fabric demonstrates exceptional durability and washability, enduring over 1000 folding cycles, and is manufactured using scalable and cost-effective knitting techniques.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-025-01812-2Dual-mode fabric3D knittingPersonal thermal managementThermal insulationRadiative cooling |
| spellingShingle | Xiaohui Zhang Yuheng Gu Xujiang Chao Zhaokun Wang Shitong Wu Jinhao Xu Ziqi Li Mengjiao Pan Dahua Shou All-Weather 3D Self-Folding Fabric for Adaptive Personal Thermoregulation Nano-Micro Letters Dual-mode fabric 3D knitting Personal thermal management Thermal insulation Radiative cooling |
| title | All-Weather 3D Self-Folding Fabric for Adaptive Personal Thermoregulation |
| title_full | All-Weather 3D Self-Folding Fabric for Adaptive Personal Thermoregulation |
| title_fullStr | All-Weather 3D Self-Folding Fabric for Adaptive Personal Thermoregulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | All-Weather 3D Self-Folding Fabric for Adaptive Personal Thermoregulation |
| title_short | All-Weather 3D Self-Folding Fabric for Adaptive Personal Thermoregulation |
| title_sort | all weather 3d self folding fabric for adaptive personal thermoregulation |
| topic | Dual-mode fabric 3D knitting Personal thermal management Thermal insulation Radiative cooling |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-025-01812-2 |
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