Research at FAST

Institute of Textiles & Clothing Institute of Textiles & Clothing 143 Qualification BSc (Donghua U) PhD (Leeds) ORCID ID 0000-0002-7130-0081 Prof. FAN Jintu Chair Professor of Fiber Science and Apparel Engineering Head of Department Research Overview The research interests of Prof. Fan focus on improving the understanding of the interaction between human body, clothing and environment, and on that basis, developing fibrous materials and clothing with enhanced functional performance and aesthetic appeal. His work is multi-disciplinary involving instrumentation, computational modeling, biomimetics, nanotechnology as well as evolutionary psychology. Representative Publications • “Skin-like” Fabric for Personal Moisture Management, Science Adv. 2020 • An All Hydrophilic Fluid Diode for Unidirectional Flow in Porous Systems, Adv. Fun. Mat., 2018 , 1800269 • Designing a retrievable and scalable cell encapsulation device for potential treatment of type 1 diabetes, Proc. of Nat. Acad. Sci.(PNAS), 2018 , 115 (2) E263-E272 • Pe r s ona l The rma l Management us ing Po r t ab l e Thermoelectrics for Building Energy Saving, Applied Energy, 2018 , 218, 282-291 • A fractal analytical model for the permeabilities of fibrous gas diffusion layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Electrochimica Acta 134, 2014 , 222-231 • Prediction of Facial Attractiveness from Facial Proportions, Pattern Recognition, 45(6), 2012 , 2326-2334 • High Dielectric Permittivity and Low Percolation Threshold in Nanocomposites Based on Poly(vinylidene fluoride) and Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplate, Adv. Mat., 21, 2009 , 710-715 • Visual Perception of Female Physical Attractiveness, Proc. Royal Society of London Series B-Biol.Sci., 271(1537), 2004 , 347-352 • Measurement of Clothing Thermal Insulation and Moisture Vapour Permeability Using a Novel Perspiring Fabric Thermal Manikin, Meas. Sci. & Tech., 13, 2002 , 1115-1123 • Heat and Mo is ture Trans fer with Sor ption and Condensation in Porous Clothing Assemblies and Numerical Simulation, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Trans., 43, 2000 , 2989-3000 Awards and Achievements • Warner Memorial Medal, The Textile Institute, 2016 • Vincent VC Woo Professor, Cornell University, 2014 • Morgan Sesquicentennial Fellow, Cornell University, 2012 • Doctor of Science, The University of Leeds, 2011 • Honorary Fellow (Highest honor), Textile Institute, 2010 • Distinguished Achievement Award, The Fiber Society, 2003 • President’s Award for Outstanding achievement in research, PolyU, 2001 Patents • A Type of Functional Garment, CN103243472 B ( 2015 ) • A Fabric Simulating the Plant Structure for Moisture Management, US 8486847 B2 ( 2013 ) • Thermal Manikin, US 6,543,657 ( 2003 ) Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3