Call for Papers

Part.1

Guest Editors

Prof. Zhong Lin Wang

Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Email: wangzhonglin@binn.cas.cn

Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna

Tsinghua University

Email: seeram@tsinghua.edu.cn

Prof. Qijun Sun

Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Email: sunqijun@binn.cas.cn

Prof. Changsheng Wu

National University of Singapore

Email: cwu@nus.edu.sg

Part.2

Introduction

The convergence of textile electronics with energy-autonomy and artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the future of wearable and smart-environment technologies. Multifunctional textile electronics—integrating energy harvesting, sensing, computation, and communication directly into fabric architectures—offer unprecedented opportunities for self-sustaining intelligent systems.

Recent progress in various energy harvesting devices, flexible energy-storage devices, and neuromorphic/textile-based sensors has laid the foundation for self-powered intelligent textiles. Yet, the transition from laboratory prototypes to reliable, high-performance systems hinges on ‌extreme manufacturing techniques‌—such as digital embroidery of conductive-polymer circuits, roll-to-roll printing of 2D-material networks, and 3D knitting of multi-layer functional fabrics—that ensure superior electrical, mechanical, and environmental stability.

This special issue in the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing aims to spotlight innovations at the intersection of ‌multifunctional textile electronics, energy autonomy, and AI‌. The issue will serve as a platform to bridge advanced fabrication, material science, and system integration toward next-generation autonomous smart textiles.

Part.3

Scope

Possible topics, within this scope, include but are not limited to:

Extreme Manufacturing for Energy-Autonomous Textiles

→High-throughput weaving/knitting of piezoelectric/triboelectric/pyroelectric thermoelectric/hydrovoltaic fibers for in-fabric energy harvesting.

→Micro-scale/large-area/roll-to-roll fabrication of solid-state electrolytes and electrodes for textile-embedded supercapacitors/batteries.

→Heterogeneous integration of energy-harvesting, storage, and power-management modules into seamless fabric systems.

AI-Enabled Intelligent Textile Electronics

→Fabric-based sensor arrays (pressure, temperature, biochemical, motion) with on-textile signal preprocessing and feature extraction.

→Neuromorphic textile circuits (memristive/memcapacitive fibers) for in-situ learning, adaptive responses, and human-machine interaction.

Advanced Materials and Functionalization

→Stimuli-responsive polymers and 2D materials for self-healing, shape-memory, or adaptive-conductivity textiles.

→Piezoelectric/triboelectric nanocomposite fibers with enhanced energy-conversion efficiency and durability.

→Biocompatible and biodegradable materials for sustainable and implantable textile electronics.

Performance-Driven Design and Characterization

→Metrics for energy-autonomy: power density, conversion efficiency, cycle life, and environmental resilience.

→Mechanical reliability under stretching, twisting, folding, and laundering.

→Thermal management and long-term operational stability in real-world conditions.

Integrated Systems and Applications

→Self-powered smart garments for continuous health monitoring (ECG, EMG, sweat analysis) with embedded AI diagnostics.

→Energy-autonomous textile robots for assistive wearables and soft robotics.

→Interactive textiles for augmented/virtual reality, gaming, and human-machine interfaces.

Manufacturing Scalability and Sustainability

→Life-cycle assessment of textile-electronic products, green manufacturing processes, standardization of fabrication protocols, and performance testing for industrial translation.

Part.4

Important dates

Please submit your papers in light of the following important dates for the special issue:

Submission deadline: 28^th Feb 2027

First round of reviews: 30^th April 2027

Final submission and decision: 30^th June 2027

Publication: July–October 2027

Part.5

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关于期刊

International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing (《极端制造》），简称IJEM，中国机械工程学会极端制造分会会刊，致力于发表极端制造领域相关的高质量最新研究成果。自2019年创刊至今，期刊陆续被SCIE、EI、Scopus等20余个国际数据库收录。JCR最新影响因子25.1，位列工程/制造学科领域第一。期刊分区表工程技术1区，TOP期刊。入选中国科技期刊卓越行动计划二期英文领军期刊。

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