May 10, 2021
These self-powered e-textiles also constitute
Martinez said the Purdue waterproof, breathable and antibacterial self-powered
clothing is based on omniphobic triboelectric nanogenerators (RF-TENGs) which
use simple embroidery and fluorinated molecules to embed small electronic
components and turn a piece of clothing into a mechanism for powering
devices."While fashion has evolved significantly during the last centuries and
has easily adopted recently developed high-performance materials, there are very
few examples of clothes on the market that Wholesale
Polyester Stretch Fabric interact with the user."For the first time, it is
possible to fabricate textiles that can protect you from rain, stains, and
bacteria while they harvest the energy of the user to power textile-based
electronics.
These self-powered e-textiles also constitute an important
advancement in the development of wearable machine-human interfaces, which now
can be washed many times in a conventional washing machine without apparent
degradation," Martinez said in the study published in the journal of Advanced
Functional Materials. Having an interface with a machine that we are constantly
wearing sounds like the most convenient approach for seamless communication with
machines and the Internet of Things," Martinez said.A new addition to your
wardrobe may soon help you turn on the lights and music while looking
fashionable as researchers have created a new fabric that allows the wearer to
control electronic devices through the clothing. The Purdue team said the
RF-TENG technology is like having a wearable remote control that also keeps
odours, rain, stains and bacteria away from the user.."It is the first time
there is a technique capable to transform any existing cloth item or textile
into a self-powered e-textile containing sensors, music players or simple
illumination displays using simple embroidery without the need for expensive
fabrication processes requiring complex steps or expensive equipment," said
Ramses Martinez, an assistant professor in the School of Industrial Engineering
and in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering in Purdues College of
Engineering
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