Overview

Smart-textiles developers draw on diverse fields of knowledge to produce unique materials with enhanced properties and vast potential. Several disciplines outside the traditional textile area are involved in the construction of these smart textiles, and each individual field has its own language, specific terms and approaches. Multidisciplinary know-how for smart-textiles developers provides a filtered knowledge of these areas of expertise, explaining key expressions and demonstrating their relevance to the smart-textiles field.Following an introduction to the new enabling technologies, commercialisation and market trends that make up the future of smart-textiles development, part one reviews materials employed in the production of smart textiles. Types and processing of electro-conductive and semiconducting materials, optical fibres for smart photonic textiles, conductive nanofibres and nanocoatings, polymer-based resistive sensors, and soft capacitance fibres for touch-sensitive smart textiles are all discussed. Part two then investigates such technologies as the embedding of electronic functions, the integration of thin-film electronics, and the development of organic and large-area electronic (OLAE) technologies for smart textiles. Joining technologies are also discussed, alongside kinetic, thermoelectric and solar energy harvesting technologies, and signal processing technologies for activity-aware smart textiles. Finally, product development and applications are the focus of part three, which investigates strategies for technology management, innovation and improved sustainability, before the book concludes by exploring medical, automotive and architectural applications of smart textiles.With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, Multidisciplinary know-how for smart-textiles developers is a key tool for readers working in industries including design, fashion, textiles, through to electronics, computing and material science. It also provides a useful guide to the subject for academics working across a wide range of fields.

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Author:   Tünde Kirstein (TechPublish, Switzerland) ,  Tunde Kirstein
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Volume:   139
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.970kg
ISBN:  

9780857093424

ISBN 10:   0857093428
Pages:   524
Publication Date:   04 April 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contributor contact details Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles Chapter 1: The future of smart-textiles development: new enabling technologies, commercialization and market trends Abstract: 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The technological trade-off between smartness and integration 1.3 New enabling technologies for smart textiles 1.4 New approaches in commercialization of smart textiles 1.5 Future trends 1.6 Conclusion Part I: Materials Chapter 2: Types and processing of electro-conductive and semiconducting materials for smart textiles Abstract: 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Electro-conductive and semiconductive materials 2.3 Electro-conductive materials and their properties 2.4 Metals 2.5 Carbon: carbon black (CB), graphite and carbon nanotubes (CNT) 2.6 Intrinsically conductive polymers (ICP) 2.7 Semiconductive materials and their properties 2.8 Processing electro-conductive and semiconductive materials into textile structures 2.9 Future trends 2.10 Sources of further information and advice Chapter 3: Optical fibers for smart photonic textiles Abstract: 3.1 Introduction to photonic textiles 3.2 Total internal reflection (TIR) fiber-based photonic textiles 3.3 Photonic bandgap (PBG) fiber-based photonic textiles 3.4 Photonic textile manufacturing 3.5 Reflective properties of photonic bandgap textiles under ambient illumination 3.6 Animated photonic bandgap textiles using mixing of ambient and emitted light 3.7 Potential applications of photonic bandgap textiles 3.8 Conclusion 3.9 Acknowledgments Chapter 4: Conductive nanofibres and nanocoatings for smart textiles Abstract: 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Conductive nanofibres 4.3 Conductive nanocoating 4.4 Application of nanotechnology in smart textiles 4.5 Future trends 4.6 Sources of further information and advice Chapter 5: Polymer-based resistive sensors for smart textiles Abstract: 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Mechanical resistive sensors 5.3 Chemical resistive sensors 5.4 Temperature resistive sensors 5.5 Conclusion and future trends Chapter 6: Soft capacitance fibers for touch-sensitive smart textiles Abstract: 6.1 Introduction: overview of capacitive sensing 6.2 Soft capacitor fibers for electronic textiles 6.3 Electrical characterization of the isolated capacitor fiber 6.4 Capacitor fiber as a one-dimensional distributed touch sensor 6.5 Fully woven two-dimensional touch pad sensor using one-dimensional array of capacitance fibers 6.6 Conclusion Part II: Technologies Chapter 7: Textile fabrication technologies for embedding electronic functions into fibres, yarns and fabrics Abstract: 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Fibre and yarn production processes: natural fibres 7.3 Fibre and yarn production processes: continuous (man-made) fibres 7.4 Functionalisation of fibres and yarns 7.5 Fabric production: weaving 7.6 Fabric production: knitting 7.7 Fabric production: braiding 7.8 Embroidery 7.9 Challenges in smart-textile production Chapter 8: Fabrication technologies for the integration of thin-film electronics into smart textiles Abstract: 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Merging flexible electronics and smart textiles 8.3 Demonstrators 8.4 Mechanical reliability of contacts 8.5 Conclusion and future trends 8.6 Sources of further information and advice Chapter 9: Organic and large-area electronic (OLAE) technologies for smart textiles Abstract: 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Flexible technologies for textile integration 9.3 Circuit design 9.4 Textile integration 9.5 Packaging integration and service life issues 9.7 Appendix: abbreviations and acronyms Chapter 10: Joining technologies for smart textiles Abstract: 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Components of electronic systems in textiles 10.3 Conductive threads as electrical traces 10.4 Introduction to joining technologies for electronics 10.5 Overview of existing jointing technologies in the electronics and in the textile world 10.6 Summary to the joining technology overview 10.7 Protection of electrical connections 10.8 Challenges for electronic systems on textiles 10.9 Challenges for automated processes in electronic systems on textiles 10.10 Future trends Chapter 11: Kinetic, thermoelectric and solar energy harvesting technologies for smart textiles Abstract: 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Energy sources and storage: key issues 11.3 Fabrication processes 11.4 Kinetic energy harvesting for smart textiles 11.5 Thermoelectric energy harvesting for smart textiles 11.6 Solar energy harvesting for smart textiles 11.7 Conclusion Chapter 12: Signal processing technologies for activity-aware smart textiles Abstract: 12.1 Introduction: from on-body sensing to smart assistants 12.2 Activity-aware applications 12.3 Sensing principles for activity recognition 12.4 Principles of activity recognition 12.5 Signal processing and pattern analysis 12.6 Experimental aspects 12.7 Future trends 12.8 Sources of further information and advice 12.9 Acknowledgments Part III: Product development and applications Chapter 13: Technology management and innovation strategies in the development of smart textiles Abstract: 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Fundamentals of innovation, technology and intellectual property management 13.3 Business models for smart textiles 13.4 Opportunities and challenges in the e-textiles business 13.5 Conclusion 13.6 Sources of further information and advice Chapter 14: Improving the sustainability of smart textiles Abstract: 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Sustainable production of smart textiles 14.3 Recycling, a necessity 14.4 Product durability 14.5 Sustainable design approach for a smart-textile product, an example 14.6 General guidelines for the design of sustainable smart-textile products Chapter 15: Medical applications of smart textiles Abstract: 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Monitoring of body parameters 15.3 Challenges in medical smart textiles 15.4 Trends and applications of medical smart textiles 15.5 Conclusions Chapter 16: Automotive applications of smart textiles Abstract: 16.1 Introduction 16.2 The use of textiles in vehicles 16.3 Smart-textile applications and their potential for use in cars 16.4 Prototypes of smart-textiles applications in vehicles 16.5 Key safety and quality requirements 16.6 The impact of electric vehicles on smart-textiles applications 16.7 Future trends Chapter 17: Architectural applications of smart textiles Abstract: 17.1 Introduction: key themes in modern architecture 17.2 Smart materials 17.3 Applications 17.4 Future trends Index

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Dr Tünde 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 a journalist and PR manager, and has extensive experience in organizing workshops and symposiums for the industry.

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