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Zhou et al. Soft Sci. 2026, 6, 10 DOI:10.20517/ss.2025.96

Moisture-electric generation textiles for wearable
energy devices: materials, structures, manufacturing,
and applications

Qiuyu Zhou, Mengyu Du, Zhenyun Zhao, Wei Chen *

Keywords:
Moisture-electric generation
textiles, electric generation
materials, manufacturing
technologies, device
structures, wearable
applications

Citation: Zhou, Q.; Du, M.;
Zhao, Z.; Chen, W.
Moisture-electric generation
textiles for wearable energy
devices: materials,
structures, manufacturing,
and applications. Soft Sci.
2026, 6, 10.
https://dx.doi.org/10.20517
/ss.2025.96
Abstract
Received: 29 Sep 2025
First Decision: 11 Nov Moisture-electric generators, as an environmentally friendly energy-harvesting technology,
2025 operate independently of external conditions such as sunlight, water droplets, or wind,
Revised: 25 Nov 2025 thereby overcoming the limitations of traditional energy sources. Moisture from the air is
Accepted: 8 Dec 2025 captured by a functional power-generation layer, where phase transitions of water
Published: 28 Jan 2026
molecules occur, enabling the effective conversion of the released chemical potential
Academic Editors: energy into electrical energy. Moisture-electric generation textiles (MEGTs) inherently
Xinge YU, Jun Chen exhibit flexibility, breathability, and biocompatibility, demonstrating significant potential as
Copy Editor:
Pei-Yun Wang self-sustainable power sources for wearable electronics. Through feasible integration
Production Editor: approaches, multiple functionalities can be incorporated into a single textile-based
Pei-Yun Wang platform, paving the way for truly intelligent wearable systems. This review summarizes
recent advances in moisture-electric generation mechanisms, materials, and device
architectures of MEGTs. Particular emphasis is placed on modern fiber and textile
manufacturing technologies, as well as on functional enhancement strategies for power
generation layers and electrodes, including wet spinning, electrospinning, screen printing,
and digital printing. Besides, the latest one-, two-, and three-dimensional device
configurations of MEGTs are presented. The applications of these devices are further
discussed in the contexts of wearable energy supply, healthcare monitoring, and smart

National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang,
China.

* Correspondence to: Prof. Wei Chen, National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech
University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China. E-mail: wchen@zstu.edu.cn

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