Shak Sadi Mohammad, Kumpikaitė Eglė
Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentų Str. 56, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2022 Jun 14;12(12):2039. doi: 10.3390/nano12122039.
Flexible electronic textiles are the future of wearable technology with a diverse application potential inspired by the Internet of Things (IoT) to improve all aspects of wearer life by replacing traditional bulky, rigid, and uncomfortable wearable electronics. The inherently prominent characteristics exhibited by textile substrates make them ideal candidates for designing user-friendly wearable electronic textiles for high-end variant applications. Textile substrates (fiber, yarn, fabric, and garment) combined with nanostructured electroactive materials provide a universal pathway for the researcher to construct advanced wearable electronics compatible with the human body and other circumstances. However, e-textiles are found to be vulnerable to physical deformation induced during repeated wash and wear. Thus, e-textiles need to be robust enough to withstand such challenges involved in designing a reliable product and require more attention for substantial advancement in stability and washability. As a step toward reliable devices, we present this comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art advances in substrate geometries, modification, fabrication, and standardized washing strategies to predict a roadmap toward sustainability. Furthermore, current challenges, opportunities, and future aspects of durable e-textiles development are envisioned to provide a conclusive pathway for researchers to conduct advanced studies.
柔性电子织物是可穿戴技术的未来，受物联网（IoT）启发，具有多样的应用潜力，通过取代传统笨重、刚性且穿着不舒适的可穿戴电子产品，改善穿戴者生活的方方面面。纺织基材所展现出的固有突出特性，使其成为设计用于高端多样应用的用户友好型可穿戴电子织物的理想选择。纺织基材（纤维、纱线、织物和服装）与纳米结构的电活性材料相结合，为研究人员构建与人体及其他环境兼容的先进可穿戴电子产品提供了一条通用途径。然而，人们发现电子织物在反复洗涤和穿着过程中容易受到物理变形的影响。因此，电子织物需要足够坚固，以承受设计可靠产品所涉及的此类挑战，并且在稳定性和可洗性方面取得实质性进展需要更多关注。作为迈向可靠设备的一步，我们对基材几何形状、改性、制造和标准化洗涤策略的最新进展进行了全面综述，以预测可持续发展的路线图。此外，还展望了耐用电子织物开发当前面临的挑战、机遇和未来方向，为研究人员进行深入研究提供一条决定性途径。
