Renewable base for thermoelectric textiles
The cellulose threads have been used in a thermoelectric textile that generates a small amount of electricity from body heat.
15th March 2021
A thread made of conductive cellulose is paving the way for electronic textiles made from renewable materials.
A research team at Chalmers University of Technology has already sewn these electrically-conductive cellulose threads into a fabric using a standard household sewing machine to produce a thermoelectric textile that generates a small amount of electricity when it is heated on one side – for example, by body heat. At a temperature difference of 37 degrees Celsius, the textile can generate around 0.2 microwatts of electricity.