Novel smart textile with phase change materials encapsulated core-sheath structure fabricated by coaxial electrospinning

The thermo-regulated PW@PAN smart textile is fabricated by coaxial electrospinning. The smart textiles with PW as core layer and the Cs0.32WO3 nanoparticles as a heat absorbent can utilize much more solar energy. The smart textile can adjust the body temperature for human beings because the PW can store and release the heat by phase transition. The textiles possessed PW encapsulation efficiency of 54.3% (latent heat of 60.31 J/g). And it shows good stability after 500 heating-cooling cycles. Therefore, the smart textile is very promising materials to be applied in the field of clothes.