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Author:   Tunde Kirstein
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology (Digital)
Imprint:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Volume:   139
ISBN:  

9780857093530

ISBN 10:   0857093533
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   04 April 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
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The future of smart-textiles development: New enabling technologies, commercialisation and market trends. Part 1 Materials: Types and processing of electro-conductive and semiconducting materials for smart textiles; Optical fibres for smart photonic textiles; Conductive nanofibres and nanocoatings for smart textiles; Polymer-based resistive sensors for smart textiles; Soft capacitance fibers for touch-sensitive smart textiles. Part 2 Technologies: Textile fabrication technologies for embedding electronic functions into fibres, yarns and fabrics; Fabrication technologies for the integration of thin-film electronics into smart textiles; Organic and large-area electronic (OLAE) technologies for smart textiles; Joining technologies for smart textiles; Kinetic, thermoelectric and solar energy harvesting technologies for smart textiles; Signal processing technologies for activity-aware smart textiles. Part 3 Product development and applications: Technology management and innovation strategies in the development of smart textiles; Improving the sustainability of smart textiles; Medical applications of smart textiles; Automotive applications of smart textiles; Architectural applications of smart textiles.

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Dr Tunde Kirstein is editor-in-chief of the Sulzer Technical Review, based in Winterthur, Switzerland. Formerly senior researcher at the Wearable Computing Lab of ETH Zurich and project coordinator at the Swiss Textile College, Dr Kirstein has carried out several smart-textiles projects with scientific and industrial partners. She has also achieved great success as journalist and PR manager, and has extensive experience in organizing workshops and symposiums for the industry.

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