journal article·2026-03

Hierarchically Engineered Smart Textiles with Dual‐Responsive Logic Gating for All‐Weather Adaptive Thermal and Moisture Regulation

Jiaan Lyu, Chenmin Yuan, Jiang Wang, Xiaohong Yuan, Pengpeng Hu, Xiaorui Hu, Xuzhong Su, Fengxin Sun

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 36· Issue 18
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Abstract

Abstract Smart textiles with adaptive thermoregulatory functions are crucial for maintaining human thermal comfort and mitigating weather‐related health risks in dynamic environments. However, most existing designs rely solely on either moisture‐ or temperature‐response mechanisms, leading to suboptimal thermal regulation. Developing smart textiles that respond to both environmental temperature and physiological cues (such as sweating or shivering) while maintaining synergistic functionality without mutual interference is still challenging. Herein, leveraging a structure‐material synergistic strategy, a hierarchically engineered logic‐gated textile is reported that computationally integrates water‐triggered pore switching (opening/closing) and temperature‐dependent wettability modulation to coordinate temperature sensing and perspiratory response, mimicking thermal regulation in the human body. Through AND‐logic integration of environmental and physiological inputs, the textile autonomously switches between cooling and warming modes to maintain thermal homeostasis under varying conditions, including hot, cold, and rainy weather. Moreover, the textile design is industrially compatible and adaptable to diverse fiber materials, thus offering a generalized and scalable platform for the development of next‐generation smart wearables with adaptive and automatic thermal regulation.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization · Urban Heat Island Mitigation

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Affiliations

Laboratory of Soft Fibrous Materials and Physics College of Textiles Science and Engineering Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China

Key Laboratory of Textile Science and Technology of Ministry of Education Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China

Fujian Key Laboratory of Novel Functional Textile Fibers and Materials Faculty of Clothing and Design Minjiang University Fuzhou 350113 China

Department of Materials The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK

School of Digital Technology and Innovation Design Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation · National Key Research and Development Program of China · National Natural Science Foundation of China

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