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 con-struction 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.