Daffodil International University
Faculty of Science and Information Technology => Science and Information => Topic started by: nawshin farzana on September 04, 2013, 11:26:31 PM
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SMART TEXTILES are materials and structures that sense and react to environmental conditions or stimuli, such as those from mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic or other sources.
Textile products which can act in a different manner than an average fabric and are mostly able to perform a special function certainly count as smart textiles.
SMART TEXTILES are not just restricted to clothing and apparels but extend to many other applications like automobiles, robotics, aircrafts, medicine and surgery etc. The importance of these materials is so profound at some places (e.g. military battlefields) that they virtually act as life saving materials.
Application areas of smart textiles:
Smart textiles find applications in a plethora of fields. Some of the principle ones are:
Military (e.g. uniforms which can detect chemical threats in a battlefield)
Airplanes (e.g. in manufacture of flaps found in aircraft wings)
Biomedical field (e.g. manufacture of smart sutures, tissues)
Space research (e.g. special spacesuits designed for astronauts)
Comfort wears (e.g. fabrics which can maintain body temperature)
Sports (e.g. fabrics which can make athletes feel comfortable even in stretched body conditions)
Fashion clothing (e.g. fabrics which can change color according to ambient temperatures)