| Since the body dissipates heat mostly through radiation, conduction, convection and evaporation, textile material for heat transfer can play a significant function in human thermal comfort and personal thermal cooling.
Most people in developed parts of the world, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions, rely on highly
energy-intensive, and inefficient central cooling systems to achieve thermophysiological comfort which is rarely
satisfactory. The present study focused on strategies used to produce advanced functional phonetic (passive
cooling) fabrics for personal thermal control and saving energy programs. Recent technological advances in
clothing industry have provided the opportunity to explore the fundamental physical properties and practical
applications of clothing to humans.
Also, we explained that nanoparticles and polymers could be coated to fabricate advanced textiles which are
lightweight and flexible and have excellent personal thermal management. We discussed some of these textiles
with engineered technology at passively monitoring routes of heat dissipation by the human body, advantages
and drawbacks of different types of clothing, and sensitive fabrics that offer adaptive personal cooling capacity.
An outlook discussing considerable challenges, perspectives, and alternatives for thermal management clothing
is also presented. Finally, some perspectives regarding thermal management clothing are provided for future
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