Fibres—threads of intelligence—enable a new generation of wearable systems

Dang, C, Wang, Z, Hughes-Riley, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8020-430X, Dias, T, Qian, S, Wang, Z, Wang, X, Liu, M, Yu, S, Liu, R, Xu, D, Wei, L, Yan, W and Zhu, M, 2024. Fibres—threads of intelligence—enable a new generation of wearable systems. Chemical Society Reviews, 53 (17), pp. 8790-8846. ISSN 0306-0012

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Abstract

Fabrics represent a unique platform for seamlessly integrating electronics into everyday experiences. The advancements in functionalizing fabrics at both the single fibre level and within constructed fabrics have fundamentally altered their utility. The revolution in materials, structures, and functionality at the fibre level enables intimate and imperceptible integration, rapidly transforming fibres and fabrics into next-generation wearable devices and systems. In this review, we explore recent scientific and technological breakthroughs in smart fibre-enabled fabrics. We examine common challenges and bottlenecks in fibre materials, physics, chemistry, fabrication strategies, and applications that shape the future of wearable electronics. We propose a closed-loop smart fibre-enabled fabric ecosystem encompassing proactive sensing, interactive communication, data storage and processing, real-time feedback, and energy storage and harvesting, intended to tackle significant challenges in wearable technology. Finally, we envision computing fabrics as sophisticated wearable platforms with system-level attributes for data management, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and closed-loop intelligent networks.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Chemical Society Reviews
Creators:	Dang, C., Wang, Z., Hughes-Riley, T., Dias, T., Qian, S., Wang, Z., Wang, X., Liu, M., Yu, S., Liu, R., Xu, D., Wei, L., Yan, W. and Zhu, M.
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
Date:	7 September 2024
Volume:	53
Number:	17
ISSN:	0306-0012
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1039/d4cs00286e DOI 2205359 Other
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham School of Art & Design
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	03 Sep 2024 08:08
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2024 08:08
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52159

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