journal article·2026-06Open access

Wearable Tailored Passive Radiative Cooling Textile for Flexible Electronic Integration

Lung Chow, Jianpeng Zhang, Zehua Peng, Denglin Ye, Binbin Zhang, Jian Li, Wooyoung Park, Chentao Du, Xingcan Huang, Chun Ki Yiu, Yuze Qiu, Jingkun Zhou, Zhenlin Chen, Yuyu Gao, Weibin Zhu, Pengcheng Wu, Guangyao Zhao, Qiang Zhang, Yuan Guo, Zuowei Sun, Zhan Shen, Shuaiqi Ren, Sang Min Won, Jiyu Li, Xinge Yu

Advanced Science· Volume 13· Issue 31

Abstract

ABSTRACT Textiles are ideal platforms for wearable electronics due to their inherent softness and superior thermophysiological comfort. However, conventional textiles prioritize wearer comfort at the cost of the stringent thermal‐optical demands imposed by embedded electronics, often sacrificing scalability, breathability, electronic integrability, device performance, and user safety. Here, we report a wearable tailored passive radiative cooling textile (WRCT) for seamless integration of flexible electronics. The WRCT was fabricated via a scalable, one‐step, and additive‐free wet‐spinning technique. Hierarchical phase inversion kinetics create microfibers with multiscale porosity and surface nodules, achieving solar reflectance (>95%) and mid‐infrared emissivity (0.96). This single‐material platform satisfies the conflicting requirements of wearing comfort and electronic functionality by providing breathability, flexibility, and passive daytime thermal management. These properties thermally decouple electronics from the skin and keep skin temperature below 41°C even under intense sunlight (500 W/m 2 ) combined with a localized heat load equivalent to a heat flux of approximately 17 kW/m 2 over a 142 mm 2 area, simulating high‐power microcontrollers, conditions that cause low‐temperature burns within minutes on conventional textiles. By converting a commodity polymer into an advanced thermal‐optical regulator through a mature and scalable fiber‐production process, this textile establishes a practical, safe, and manufacturable foundation for reliable, all‐day wearable electronic systems.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies · Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials · Thermal properties of materials

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Affiliations

Department of Biomedical Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China

Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro‐Cardiovascular Health Engineering Hong Kong China

School of Biomedical Engineering Sun Yat‐sen University Shenzhen China

Key Laboratory of Photonic‐Electronic Integration and Communication‐Sensing Convergence School of Information Science and Technology Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu China

Institute of Digital Medicine City University of Hong Kong Kowloon Hong Kong China

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) Suwon Republic of Korea

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · City University of Hong Kong

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