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ArticleScience advances2026

Scalable hierarchical textile fibers toward personalized wearable atmospheric water harvesting.

Chuxin Lei, Yongzheng Zhang, Lu He, Yuyang Wang, Juan Wu, Weixin Guan, Yaxuan Zhao, Qiang Fu, Keith P Johnston, Kai Wu and 1 more

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11 authors.

Chuxin LeiMaterials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-2285-8100
Yongzheng ZhangCollege of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-7122-5045
Lu HeCollege of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China.
Yuyang WangMaterials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4109-5379
Juan WuCollege of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0003-3065-4160
Weixin GuanMaterials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3779-6308
Yaxuan ZhaoMaterials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Qiang FuCollege of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-5191-3315
Keith P JohnstonMcKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0915-1337
Kai WuMaterials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7057-0442
Guihua YuMaterials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3253-0749

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) offers a decentralized, sustainable solution to global freshwater scarcity, enabling clean water in diverse environments. However, translating ideal sorption properties of small-scale materials into practical, large-scale systems faces critical kinetic challenges. Here, we conceptualize a hierarchical textile fiber for wearable AWH, addressing the scaling limitations of traditional sorbents. These fibers feature an open-pore surface topology and internal hierarchical pore structures, which accelerate surface vapor liquefaction and subsequent water transport, demonstrating exceptional water uptake and rapid sorption kinetics across varying relative humidity (RH). When woven into textiles, the fibers maintain efficient vapor diffusion through their macroporous, breathable architecture, achieving a 3- to 10-fold improvement over traditional sorbents at scale. We engineered a wearable prototype combining the AWH textile with a portable collector, achieving 3.76 to 7.45 liters

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