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The main objective of this thesis was develo** piezoelectric fibers and textiles for sensing and energy generation applications including the real-time monitoring of human movements and micro-power-generation in E-Textile industries. To reduce cost and bring real impact to society, large-scale production of energy harvesting smart textiles is an important factor. Therefore, poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) as a piezoelectric polymer was fabricated in the form of fibers using melt spinning that demonstrated the ability for mass production and fabrication of flexible microfibres. These piezofibers have the ability to generate voltage after any kind of deformation such as bending compression, impact and stretching. Hence, these fibers were considered suitable for integration into textile structures that were to be investigated as self-powered wireless sensors, structural and human health monitoring systems, and cheaply harvesting energy from human movements.
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Mokhtari, F. (2022). Conclusions and Future Works. In: Self-Powered Smart Fabrics for Wearable Technologies. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06481-4_6
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