Transpiration‐Inspired Radiative Cooling Metafabric for Efficient Personal Thermal and Moisture Management
Abstract
ABSTRACT Advanced radiative cooling textiles represent a promising avenue for improving human thermal comfort in the face of global warming. However, their limited sweat evaporation capacity and low thermal conductivity significantly reduce the cooling efficiency, particularly in hot outdoor climates. Herein, a novel transpiration‐inspired metafabric that integrates precise solar spectrum regulation, a high heat conduction pathway, and splendid moisture‐wicking capacity was presented through multi‐scale electrospun structural design. The gradient micro‐nano porous metafabric can broadly scatter the solar spectrum while establishing a gradual refractive index transition to enhance mid‐infrared absorption. The solar reflectivity and infrared emissivity of the metafabric reached 99.7% and 93.3%, respectively, inducing a cooling effect of 10.2°C and net cooling power (P net ) of 110.1 W/m 2 . Meanwhile, the metafabric with a gradual wettability gradient and capillary force gradient exhibited a high one‐way transport index (R) of 1330.7% and a reverse breakthrough pressure of 15.0 cm H 2 O, effectively preventing liquid pinning and back penetration. What's more, the coupled strategy of thermal radiation, conduction, and evaporation resulted in a temperature drop of 20.2°C in the sweaty state. The metafabric also demonstrated superb mechanical robustness, breathability, and washability. The work may offer a scalable and energy‐efficient strategy for advanced thermal and moisture management textiles.
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Authors (11)
Peibo Du
National Engineering Research Center For Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles Key Lab of Science & Technology of Eco‐Textile College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Donghua University Shanghai P. R. China
Jinping Zhang
The Centre of Nanoscale Science and Technology and Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry
Haoye Tian
National Engineering Research Center For Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles Key Lab of Science & Technology of Eco‐Textile College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Donghua University Shanghai P. R. China
Kefan Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Chemo and Biosensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education
Xiaoyan Li
Jie Wang
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory, CAMS Key Laboratory of Translational Research on Lung Cancer, Department of Medical Oncology Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
Li Lv
Chengcheng Li
School of Marine Technology and Equipment, State Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Weiguang Liu
Fengyan Ge
National Engineering Research Center For Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles Key Lab of Science & Technology of Eco‐Textile College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Donghua University Shanghai P. R. China
Zaisheng Cai
National Engineering Research Center For Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles Key Lab of Science & Technology of Eco‐Textile College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Donghua University Shanghai P. R. China