Advanced Zero-Energy Radiative Cooling Fibrous Fabrics for Sustainable Personal Thermal Management

Abstract

Passive daytime radiative cooling fibrous fabrics (RCFFs) represent a potential zero-energy solution for personal thermal management, addressing the dual challenges of escalating global warming/extreme heat events and the massive energy footprint of traditional space cooling systems. While RCFFs have garnered tremendous research attention, existing reviews mainly focus on material design and optical modulation, lacking systematic elaboration of their unique structure–property relationships, heat transfer mechanisms, multifunctional integration, and industrial translation. This review provides a comprehensive overview of RCFFs. We first elucidate the fundamental heat transfer principles and standardized performance evaluation metrics of RCFFs, followed by a systematic summary of spectral design strategies and structural engineering from single fibers to fabrics. Then, we highlight the advances in multimodal synergistic thermal management and versatile functional integration, including colored fabrics, dynamic thermoregulation, flexible electronics, energy harvesting, and wound healing dressings. Finally, we discuss existing challenges hindering practical application and provide future developments on next-generation intelligent RCFFs, offering systematic guidance for the design and commercialization of high-performance personal thermal management fabrics.

Keywords

Radiative cooling fibrous fabric / Personal thermal management / Heat transfer / Multifunctional integration

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National Natural Science Foundation of China(22305268)

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