Thermal Insulation: A Thermally Insulating Textile Inspired by Polar Bear Hair (Adv. Mater. 14/2018). Issue 14 (6th April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cui, Ying; Gong, Huaxin; Wang, Yujie; Li, Dewen; Bai, Hao
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 30:Issue 14(2018)
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• Publication Date: 2018-04-06
• Subjects: biomimetic -- personal thermal management -- thermally insulating textile -- thermal stealth -- wearable electronics; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201870098
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

Abstract : In article number1706807, inspired by polar bear hair, Hao Bai and co‐workers fabricate a textile with excellent thermal insulation properties by a "freeze‐spinning" technique in which silk fibroin solution is continuously spun into aligned porous fibers. In addition to passively insulating heat loss, the textile can also function as a wearable heater, when doped with electroheating materials such as carbon nanotubes, to induce fast thermal response and uniform electroheating.