Research Projects

This research direction mainly focuses on the fabrication of bio-based high-performance fibers and the possibilities of converting these fibers into low-cost carbon fibers.

In this direction, the preparation of a yarn shaped lithium ion battery with woven properties is mainly studied. Moreover, it can be woven into a garment for further application.

By graft polymerization or coating technology, polymeric hydrogels are introduced onto textile surface to form a hydrogel layer on surface of fiber or fabric. It not only improve the mechanical properties of hydrogels, but gift textile materials novel functions including humidity control, fluid retention, environmental response, and thermal insulation, etc.

The preparation and characterization of high performance organic thermoelectric materials, flexible inorganic thermoelectric materials and flexible organic/inorganic composite thermoelectric materials are mainly studied. The purpose of this direction is to use traditional textile technology to weave organic or inorganic thermoelectric materials into thermoelectric textiles that can be directly worn by human body, so as to harvest human heat and convert it into electricity at all times, and then continuously power wearable electronics.

This study is mainly to use traditional textile technology to prepare sensing yarn, design fabric structure and weaving method and weave intelligent fabrics with sensing function, which can be used in intelligent textile products, flexible electronic products, electronic skin and other fields.

In this direction, we mainly study the preparation and characterization of high performance fiber shaped supercapacitors, and then weave them into traditional textiles to further promote their applications in wearable electronic devices.