Smart textiles: the future of technical textiles

摘要

There is nothing smart textiles cannot do. The intelligent fabrics are conductive, capture vital signs, stimulate, alert, shine, heat and much more. There are no limits for applications because the combination of textiles and technology combines the advantages of both areas. High-tech-products become flexible and elastic, while textiles start to carry functions due to technical integration. The technology largely disappears into the textile, making this combination even more flexible to use. In smart textiles, connections to electronic devices can be integrated without affecting the washability of the textiles. New smart textiles are also biocompatible. Research is currently being conducted into technologies in which smart textiles form the interface of communication between man and machine.