Development of Low-Cost and Eco-Friendly Bio-based Functional Textiles for Sensing and Energy Applications

在这个项目中，将开发基于导电植物纤维（PF）的纺织品，用于传感（例如应变、损伤、湿度等）和能源应用（例如超级电容器、电池等）。具有定制性能的纺织结构将使用低成本纺织技术使用可再生和廉价的PFs生产，随后使用环保沉积技术使用导电纳米材料实现功能化。将对纳米油墨的制备和沉积方法进行详细的研究，以达到目标的电导率水平。这些轻质、薄、柔韧、环保的纺织品将有很大的潜力取代昂贵、坚硬的高碳足迹金属和合成材料。

In this project, electrically conductive plant fibre (PF) based textiles will be developed for sensing (e.g. strain, damage, moisture, etc.) and energy applications (e.g. supercapacitors, batteries, etc.). Textile structures with tailored properties will be produced using renewable and cheap PFs using a low-cost textile technology and subsequently, functionalised with conducting nanomaterials using an eco-friendly deposition technique. Detailed research will be performed on the nano-ink preparation and deposition method to achieve the targeted level of electrical conductivity. These light-weight, thin, flexible and eco-friendly textiles will have great potential to replace expensive and rigid metallic and synthetic materials with high carbon footprints.