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Download fileScalable Fabrication of Kevlar/Ti3C2Tx MXene Intelligent Wearable Fabrics with Multiple Sensory Capabilities
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posted on 2021-05-12, 15:40 authored by Baochang Cheng, Peiyi WuFiber-based wearable electronics
are highly desirable for wearable
devices that are expected to be lightweight, easily prepared, durable,
flexible, washable, and conformable. However, developing fiber-based
fabric electronics to simulate human perceptual systems or even transcend
the sensory capabilities of natural creatures is still a pivotal challenge.
Herein, we present a Kevlar/MXene (KM) intelligent wearable fabric
with multiple sensory capabilities using an ingenious strategy of
continuous wet-spinning. The KM fibers can be washed, knitted, sewed,
and fabricated into smart KM fabric sensory systems. An intelligent
KM sensory mask is prepared to monitor human breathing in time to
detect respiratory problems with high accuracy and portability. It
provides an important reference for judging diseases and achieving
remote diagnosis. Additionally, a smart temperature-responsive sensory
glove is developed to help people make proper behavioral prejudgments
and prevent potential injuries by sensing surrounding hazards beforehand.
Moreover, this sensory system allows soft robotics to make a rough
identification about the basic properties of unknown liquid molecules.
Overall, by the virtue of the ultrafast responsiveness (90 ms), resilience
(110 ms), and ultrasensitive capability in pressure responding, this
KM sensory system offers a gentle approach for wireless detection
in information encryption, transmission, and preservation by touching
the sensory system with variable pressing time on the basis of the
International Morse code principles, establishing a competitive and
promising candidate for next generation wearable flexible fabric electronics.