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Junye Liu1, Zhiguang Xu2, Hongxia Wang3

  • 1College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.

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Directional liquid transportFibrous materialsPersonal thermal managementResponsive wettabilitySmart textilesWearable electronicsWettability gradientWicking clothingWound dressings

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