Author: Dr. Nemailal Tarafder
Abstract: E-textiles, also known as electronic textiles, smart textiles or smart fabrics, are fabrics that enable digital component and electronics to be embedded in them. In the mid 1950s, a team of MIT researchers, developed integrated digital electronics with conductive fabrics and developed a method for embroidering electronic circuits. E-textiles can be worn in everyday situations where currently available wearable computers would hinder the user. Wearable computer needs to be less fragile and users who wear this thing should be able to do so without the fear of hurting their wearable. In some cases, power sources such as batteries can also be integrated into clothing or fabrics. Electronic textiles are always coupled with the traditional electronics. The flexibility of fabric provides the opportunity to modify the shape for conforming new requirements of applications. A textile transmission line consists of conductive yarns integrated into a flexible textile base. A vast majority of the studies of textile modifications with NANOMATERIALS have been carried out with NANOPARTICLES. California has devised a method of weaving non-volatile computer memory into garments of clothing or e-textile. Electronics and computer peripherals have started coming in market and a stream of electronic items expected to emerge that are soft, compact, flexible and portable.
Keywords: Fibrtronics, Electronic textiles, Wearable computers, Micro bicidal, Anti-viral, Antiporal, Textile substrate
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