Thermal management and control of wearable devices
Summary: The emergence of wearable devices over the recent decades has motivated numerous studies aimed at developing flexible or stretchable materials and structures for their electronic or optoelectronic functionalities. Like in conventional devices, electronic and optoelectronic components in wea...
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| description | Summary: The emergence of wearable devices over the recent decades has motivated numerous studies aimed at developing flexible or stretchable materials and structures for their electronic or optoelectronic functionalities. Like in conventional devices, electronic and optoelectronic components in wearable devices must be kept within certain temperature ranges to ensure reliability, performance, and/or functionality. But this must be accomplished without requiring any bulky heat sinks or other heat transfer augmentation elements. At the same time, the proximity of wearable devices to the human skin poses additional requirements of thermal comfort and safety. A growing body of literature is now focusing on the thermal management or control of wearable devices and related development of new materials and structures. The present article aims to provide a broad overview of such materials and structures and offer suggestions for future research directions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b1592a99097d4d9fbab584605a7611d82022-12-22T00:20:21ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422022-07-01257104587Thermal management and control of wearable devicesY. Sungtaek Ju0Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, UCLA, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597, USA; Corresponding authorSummary: The emergence of wearable devices over the recent decades has motivated numerous studies aimed at developing flexible or stretchable materials and structures for their electronic or optoelectronic functionalities. Like in conventional devices, electronic and optoelectronic components in wearable devices must be kept within certain temperature ranges to ensure reliability, performance, and/or functionality. But this must be accomplished without requiring any bulky heat sinks or other heat transfer augmentation elements. At the same time, the proximity of wearable devices to the human skin poses additional requirements of thermal comfort and safety. A growing body of literature is now focusing on the thermal management or control of wearable devices and related development of new materials and structures. The present article aims to provide a broad overview of such materials and structures and offer suggestions for future research directions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222008598Health technologyThermal engineeringBiodevices |
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| title | Thermal management and control of wearable devices |
| title_full | Thermal management and control of wearable devices |
| title_fullStr | Thermal management and control of wearable devices |
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| title_short | Thermal management and control of wearable devices |
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| topic | Health technology Thermal engineering Biodevices |
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