Modern trends in smart textile technologies and applications "An analytical study"

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Faculty of Applied Arts, Department of Spinning, Weaving and Knitting

2 Spinning, Weaving and Knitting Dept - Faculty of Applied Arts - Damietta University

10.21608/mjaf.2024.275806.3342

Abstract

Textiles have been used in our daily life since antiquity and were mainly used to provide protection, comfort and beauty in clothing, But now, textiles have changed its strategy to create new products and functions , However, recent years have seen the emergence of so-called ‘smart textiles’ ,where advances in material science added intelligence to textiles and created “smart” clothes that can recognize and react to environmental conditions or stimuli from thermal, chemical, electrical and magnetic sources. Smart textiles are the integration of smart materials, such as electronics, sensors, Nanotechnology, and IT technologies, with textiles, where the marvelous advancement of smart materials and electronics brought intrinsic potentiality in the field of textiles and for innovative high-tech applications. These smart clothes are worn like conventional clothes to perform their smart functions in many situations according to the requirements of use. These textiles can uses in many applications military, safety, healthcare, protective, aerospace, and sportswear etc. Today, the production of smart textiles has become a reality that combines traditional textiles and clothing technology with other branches of science, such as material science, sensor and mechanical actuators technology, advanced processing technology, artificial intelligence technology, and technological sciences. With the rapid growth and advancements in textile technologies, several scientists are developing new solutions, ideas, and products with the increasing demand for smart textiles; they are an implanted customer interest and are presented as the future of the textile industry. In this context, this review proposes to demonstrate the recent developments and challenges related to smart fabric textiles

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