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Design and integration of electronic display textiles

电子显示纺织品的设计与集成

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Displays constitute a crucial conduit for human-machine interactions in contemporary electronics. The fusion of displays with textiles represents a highly promising domain in the realm of next-generation smart wearables. Nevertheless, the transition from rigid to textile-based displays confronts obstacles pertaining to flexible device design and precision integration techniques. This review delineates the cutting-edge developments in this ascending field, including luminous principles, typical materials, and structural design, with a focus on the seamless integration of textiles and electronic display systems. Moreover, we explore the anticipated future trajectory of textile electronic displays, accentuating the role of yarn-based light-emitting devices, and the main challenges coming from the integration method and technology for microelectronic engineering.

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显示器是现代电子产品中人与机器交互的重要媒介. 将显示器与纺织品相结合, 已成为下一代智能可穿戴设备领域备受瞩目的方向之一. 然而, 从传统的刚性显示器向基于纺织品的柔性显示器过渡面临着诸多挑战, 比如对显示器的纺织柔性化设计与精确集成技术的要求不断提高. 这篇综述将重点概述这一领域最前沿的研究成果, 主要涉及发光原理、 典型材料以及结构设计的相互关联, 其中纺织品和电子显示系统的无缝集成是本文的重点. 此外, 我们还将探索纺织品电子显示器的预期发展轨迹, 并强调纱线发光器件的重要作用, 以及微电子工程的集成方法和技术所带来的主要挑战.

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This work was partly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51973027 and 52202218), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2232020A-08), Chang Jiang Scholars Program and the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (2019-01-07-00-03-E00023) to Prof. Qin X, DHU Distinguished Young Professor Program, the National Key Research and Development Project (2022YFB4700602), Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology (22ZR1401000) and Shanghai Pujiang Program (21PJ1400200) to Prof. Ji D.

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    Dongxiao Ji  (季东晓), Wenyu Liang  (梁雯宇), Fei Teng  (滕飞), Xinxin Li  (李欣欣) & Xiaohong Qin  (覃小红)

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Author contributions Ji D organized and completed the writing. Liang W collected literature and wrote the draft. Teng F collected data and participated in the revision. Li X and Qin X supervised the project, and edited and revised the manuscript.

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Dongxiao Ji is a distinguished young professor of Donghua University. He received his MS and PhD degrees in textile science and engineering from Donghua University in 2012 and 2018, respectively. Then, he worked as a research fellow at the Nanofiber Research Center of National University of Singapore. Dr. Ji is committed to the research of large-scale electrospinning technology for nanofibers and nanoparticles, and their applications in energy and smart systems.

Xinxin Li received her PhD degree from Jiangnan University. Granted by China Scholarship Council, she studied at the University of Texas, Austin as a visiting PhD student for over one year. Now, she is a full staff at Donghua University. Her research focuses on functional textiles and digital textiles.

Xiaohong Qin received her PhD degree from Donghua University in 2005. She completed her postdoctoral training at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2006. Currently, she is a full professor at the College of Textiles, Donghua University. Her research mainly includes multidimensional micro/nanofiber assemblies and their applications.

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Ji, D., Liang, W., Teng, F. et al. Design and integration of electronic display textiles. Sci. China Mater. 66, 3782–3794 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-023-2609-0

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