PEDOT-based textiles for wearable thermal management and human motion monitoring

Long term working in humid and cold environment will leads to arthritis and rheumatism. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a long-term and stable heater for workers which working in special environments. Polydimethylsiloxane/Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/MWCNT-COOH@polyester-latex mesh fabric (PPM@PLF) with excellent duel-driven heating properties was prepared via an improved in situ enzymatic polymerization method. To obtain the sturdy and higher conductivity, MWCNT was used to complete the construction of weak conductive layer before coating the Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) to obtain more continuously conductive paths. PPM@PLF provided enough heat energy for human body and use as thermal therapy application. In addition, PPM@PLF could be used as a strain sensor due to its remarkable sensing property. In summary, we have obtained a multifunctional conductive textile via the green in situ enzymatic polymerization method.