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Fiber pumps for wearable fluidic systems

Smith, Michael James Henry  
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Cacucciolo, Vito
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Shea, Herbert  
March 30, 2023
Science

Incorporating pressurized fluidic circuits into textiles can enable muscular support, thermoregulation, and haptic feedback in a convenient wearable form factor. However, conventional rigid pumps, with their associated noise and vibration, are unsuitable for most wearables. We report fluidic pumps in the form of stretchable fibers. This allows pressure sources to be integrated directly into textiles, enabling untethered wearable fluidics. Our pumps consist of continuous helical electrodes embedded within the walls of thin elastomer tubing and generate pressure silently through charge-injection electrohydrodynamics. Each meter of fiber generates 100 kilopascals of pressure, and flow rates approaching 55 milliliters per minute are possible, which is equivalent to a power density of 15 watts per kilogram. The benefits in design freedom are considerable, which we illustrate with demonstrations of wearable haptics, mechanically active fabrics, and thermoregulatory textiles.

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research article
DOI
10.1126/science.ade8654
Author(s)
Smith, Michael James Henry  
Cacucciolo, Vito
Shea, Herbert  
Date Issued

2023-03-30

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Published in
Science
Volume

379

Issue

6639

Start page

1327

End page

1332

Subjects

wearables

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pump

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electrohydrodynamics

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

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LMTS  
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IZLJZ2_183656

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/301981

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https://zenodo.org/record/7451722
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/196731
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