Piezoelectric textiles: state of the art

摘要

The textile industry has made significant advances in the fields of intelligent and multifunctional textiles, mainly in the sector of high performance products. Electrotextiles and intelligent textiles present enormous potential in creating a new generation of flexible, comfortable and multifunctional structures for many applications. Therefore, the textile sector is greatly interested in the development of new fibrous forms of sensors, exploring the potential resulting from materials science. Piezoelectric polymer films, monofilaments, multifilaments and fibres are highly suitable and attractive for the development of a new generation of intelligent textiles. The main objective of this paper is to give a comprehensive overview of piezoelectric textiles.