Author:Dr. Nemailal Tarafder
Abstract:The 21st century has been marked as the extreme of technological growth, which has produced some pretty interesting results. In this we are going to explore the concept of smart textiles and to judge our future in textile industry. The concept of smart textiles is basically classified in three categories according to its functional activities. With the development of technology and its application all across the industry, smart textiles have risen to immense prominence lately. Smart textiles can be defined as textiles that are able to sense and respond to the changes in their environmental conditions. By integrating electronic components, sensors and inter connectivity directly into protective garment, a wide range of functions can be accomplished. The technology of smart textiles is an integration of almost all disciplines of applied sciences. Using a novel fabrication process, MIT researchers have produced smart textiles that snugly conform to the body so that they can sense wearer’s posture and motion. Textiles make smart wearable devices flexible, lighter and friendly existing nest to our skin. The expressions or smart and intelligent textiles or wearable electronic textiles are commonly used interchangeably. At its core, technical textiles manufacturing is a vast landscape of advanced yarn system combined with textile formation techniques.
Keywords- performance enhancing, ultra smart textiles, shape memory textiles, textile electronics, protective garment, fibre technology, integrated sensors, smart wearable system
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