TY - JOUR
T1 - Flexible stimuli-responsive materials for smart personal protective equipment
AU - Zhang, Li sha
AU - Li, Jun
AU - Wang, Fei
AU - Shi, Ji dong
AU - Chen, Wei
AU - Tao, Xiao ming
N1 - Funding Information:
L.S. Zhang, J. Li and F. Wang contributed equally to this work. The work has been partially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21975214 ), National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2018YFC2000900 ), Start-up Fund of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Grant No. BE1H ), Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (Grant No. 15202020 , 15201419 and 15204715 ), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Area of Strategic Development Fund (Grant No. BBA3 ), Endowed Professorship Scheme (Grant No. 847A ), Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong SAR Government and Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (Grant No. SST/040/20GP ).
Funding Information:
Xiao-ming Tao is a Chair Professor and the founding director of the Research Centre for Smart Wearable Technology, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She has a BEng in textile engineering and Ph.D. in textile physics. Prof. Tao is known internationally for her pioneering work on smart textiles and fiber-based electronics and photonics. She is a recipient of the Honorary Fellowship of the Textile Institute and the Founder’s Award from the Fiber Society of USA, the highest individual award in the field of textiles and fiber sciences. She is a recipient of ‘The 12th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award’, the highest award in the engineering field in China.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - Flexible stimuli-responsive materials are deformable, stretchable, light-weight, and desirable for smart personal protective equipment (PPE), and as the primarily functional components in the wearable system which spontaneously respond to surrounding variations. These materials enable the traditional PPE who provide passive protection to be smart with the abilities of sensing, actuating, surface changing and self-healing, which enhances the protection and reduces the unintentional occupation injuries. This article presents a critical review of the structure, properties, fundamental mechanisms and current development of flexible stimuli-responsive materials and their potential/present applications to smart PPE, covering strain, pressure, temperature, and gas sensors, biopotential electrodes, exosystems, switchable wetting surfaces and biosafety masks. Scientific and practical challenges along with critical issues and opportunities are also discussed.
AB - Flexible stimuli-responsive materials are deformable, stretchable, light-weight, and desirable for smart personal protective equipment (PPE), and as the primarily functional components in the wearable system which spontaneously respond to surrounding variations. These materials enable the traditional PPE who provide passive protection to be smart with the abilities of sensing, actuating, surface changing and self-healing, which enhances the protection and reduces the unintentional occupation injuries. This article presents a critical review of the structure, properties, fundamental mechanisms and current development of flexible stimuli-responsive materials and their potential/present applications to smart PPE, covering strain, pressure, temperature, and gas sensors, biopotential electrodes, exosystems, switchable wetting surfaces and biosafety masks. Scientific and practical challenges along with critical issues and opportunities are also discussed.
KW - Antiwetting surfaces
KW - Biosafety materials
KW - Flexible actuating materials
KW - Flexible sensing materials
KW - Self-healing materials
KW - Switchable wetting
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mser.2021.100629
DO - 10.1016/j.mser.2021.100629
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85109365410
SN - 0927-796X
VL - 146
JO - Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports
JF - Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports
M1 - 100629
ER -