Functional textiles with efficient sweat releasing and thermal insulating play a pivotal role in maintaining physiological comfort in cold winter. However, the breathability and warmth have conflicting structural demands on the conventional fabric. Here, a porous polyimide film (PIF) with tunable sweat release capability was prepared by growing a graphene layer through laser-ablation strategy. Jungle-like graphene layer offers the porous PI film with distinct advantages, including a desired super hydrophobic performance (water contact angle =153°), rapid air permeability (1572 g/m 2 ·24 h), quick drying function based on high photo-thermal and electro-thermal conversion efficiency, and outstanding thermal insulating capability (0.033 W/m·K). Moreover, the graphene layer can also be custom printed into various patterns, which expanded the application scenarios for wearable flexible electronics. Overall, this Janus design offered insight into the proactive control of sweat release and heat transfer within the hierarchical and interconnected network, providing promising benefits to the development of multifunctional drying and warming textiles.
Commercial wearable piezoelectric sensors possess excellent anti-interference stability due to their electronic packaging. However, this packaging renders them barely breathable and compromises human comfort. To address this issue, we develop a PVDF piezoelectric nanoyarns with an ultrahigh strength of 313.3 MPa, weaving them with different yarns to form three-dimensional piezoelectric fabric (3DPF) sensor using the advanced 3D textile technology. The tensile strength (46.0 MPa) of 3DPF exhibits the highest among the reported flexible piezoelectric sensors. The 3DPF features anti-gravity unidirectional liquid transport that allows sweat to move from the inner layer near to the skin to the outer layer in 4 s, resulting in a comfortable and dry environment for the user. It should be noted that sweating does not weaken the piezoelectric properties of 3DPF, but rather enhances. Additionally, the durability and comfortability of 3DPF are similar to those of the commercial cotton T-shirts. This work provides a strategy for developing comfortable flexible wearable electronic devices.