Lightweight, Wearable Energy Storage Devices for Fire Fighters and First Responders

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• Personal Author:
  Adusei PK ; Shanov V
• Description:
  Flexible and wearable electronics have become popular in this day and age and a lot of applications have been proposed for these. Wearable energy storage systems have applications that could provide power to a wide range of applications such as for medical bio-monitoring devices, military equipment, safety and construction gear like illuminated vests and for other devices used by first responders and low wage workers. This proposal focuses on developing and providing energy storage devices (supercapacitors) made of nanomaterials (CNT and its composites) that are suitable and simple to incorporate into fabrics. Specifically in the fabrication of supercapacitors, CNTs have been found to be very effective and efficient. They have a relatively large surface area, high electrical conductivity, high mesoporosity and high electrolyte accessibility which make them excellent materials to be used especially in the fabrication of supercapacitors. CNTs can also be drawn into fibers which makes it easier to incorporate into materials and to be used structurally. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Biomonitoring First Responders Nanomaterials Protective Clothing Protective Equipment Wearable Technologies
• Publisher:
  University of Cincinnati
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054937
• Citation:
  18th Annual Pilot Research Project Symposium, University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center, October 5-6, 2017, Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati, OH: University of Cincinnati, 2017 Oct; :1
• Email:
  aduseipi@mail.uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  18th Annual Pilot Research Project Symposium, University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center, October 5-6, 2017, Cincinnati, Ohio
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e1da123c4a4657883a9f9ef450aa5958bf59ad81a62c506f6df0d7a07e41dd663560f507fa0bae9dac2b74fe824e09d7958aaf5b066f26cb7d534ca8b1533401
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217344/cdc_217344_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 119.41 KB ]