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Cellulose nanofiber-enabled MXene textronics for wearable therapeutic applications

  • Gharieb S. El-Sayyad1
  • Ghadah Alrabghi2
  • Ahmed Siddiq3
  • Mohamed Mohamady Ghobashy4
4 affiliations
  1. 1Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) Riyadh 11623 Saudi Arabia
  2. 2Department of Physical Science, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah Jeddah 21959 Saudi Arabia
  3. 3Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University Assiut 71524 Egypt
  4. 4Radiation Research of Polymer Chemistry Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) P.O. Box. 29, Nasr City Cairo Egypt
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Abstract

Electronic textiles (e-textiles) are advancing wearable healthcare by integrating electronics into soft, breathable, and scalable fabrics. Composites of cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) and two-dimensional MXenes have gained attention due to their complementary properties. CNFs offer flexibility, mechanical strength, biodegradability, and rich surface chemistry, while MXenes provide high conductivity and tunable multifunctionality. Strong interfacial interactions enable the development of durable, flexible, and environmentally compatible textronic architectures for wearable applications. This review examines the structural role of CNFs in MXene-based textronics across hierarchical formats, from fibers to fabrics. Key fabrication strategies, coating, spinning, electrospinning, and hybrid assembly, are discussed, with emphasis on comfort and performance balance. CNF–MXene textiles enable a range of functions, including wearable energy storage (supercapacitors), physiological and strain/pressure sensing, electrical stimulation, thermotherapy, and controlled drug delivery, positioning them as multifunctional platforms for both power-supporting and therapeutic wearable technologies. Key challenges, such as durability, washability, moisture resistance, and stability, are assessed, with future directions focusing on MXene stability, scalable production, and sustainable end-of-life strategies.

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@article{elsayyad2026cellulose,
  title = {{Cellulose nanofiber-enabled MXene textronics for wearable therapeutic applications}},
  author = {Gharieb S. El-Sayyad and Ghadah Alrabghi and Ahmed Siddiq and Mohamed Mohamady Ghobashy},
  journal = {RSC advances},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1039/d6ra05144h},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13721911},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Cellulose nanofiber-enabled MXene textronics for wearable therapeutic applications
AU  - Gharieb S. El-Sayyad
AU  - Ghadah Alrabghi
AU  - Ahmed Siddiq
AU  - Mohamed Mohamady Ghobashy
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/30
JO  - RSC advances
DO  - 10.1039/d6ra05144h
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13721911
AB  - Electronic textiles (e-textiles) are advancing wearable healthcare by integrating electronics into soft, breathable, and scalable fabrics. Composites of cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) and two-dimensional MXenes have gained attention due to their complementary properties. CNFs offer flexibility, mechanical strength, biodegradability, and rich surface chemistry, while MXenes provide high conductivity and tunable multifunctionality. Strong interfacial interactions enable the development of durable, flexible, and environmentally compatible textronic architectures for wearable applications. This review examines the structural role of CNFs in MXene-based textronics across hierarchical formats, from fibers to fabrics. Key fabrication strategies, coating, spinning, electrospinning, and hybrid assembly, are discussed, with emphasis on comfort and performance balance. CNF–MXene textiles enable a range of functions, including wearable energy storage (supercapacitors), physiological and strain/pressure sensing, electrical stimulation, thermotherapy, and controlled drug delivery, positioning them as multifunctional platforms for both power-supporting and therapeutic wearable technologies. Key challenges, such as durability, washability, moisture resistance, and stability, are assessed, with future directions focusing on MXene stability, scalable production, and sustainable end-of-life strategies.
SN  - 2046-2069
ER  -