Table 2 Comparison of performance of heating fabrics. Dash indicates that data was not provided.
Nanomaterial & Fabric | Patch Size [cm2] | Resistance [ohm/sq] | Thermal Power [kW/cm2] | Nanowire Mass [mg/cm2] | ΔT [°C] | A(ΔT/V) [cm2°C/V] | Ref. |
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CNT, Cotton | 4 | 5000 | 0.04 | — | 20 | 4 | |
CNT, Cotton | 6.5 | — | — | 2.9 | 34 | 14.3 | |
Ag nanowire, Cotton | 6.5 | — | — | 0.6 | 31 | 169 | |
Ag nanowire, Nylon | 6.3 | 1 | 0.36 | — | 35 | 145 | |
Ag nanowire, Cotton | 4 | 7.13 | 0.04 | — | 33 | 132 | |
This Work | 9 | 0.46 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 32 | 288 |