Smart fibres, fabrics and clothing

Smart technology for textiles and clothing - an overview and review. Electrically active polymer materials: application of non-ionic polymer gel and elastomers for artificial muscles. Heat storage and thermo-regulated textiles and clothing. Thermally sensitive materials. Cross-linked polyol fibrous substrates as multifunctional and multi-use intelligent materials. Stimuli-responsive interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels composed of poly(vinyl alcohol) and poly(acrylic acid. Permeation control through stimuli-responsive polymer membrane prepared by plasma and radiation grafting techniques. Mechanical properties of fibre Bragg gratings. Optical responses of FBG sensors under deformations. Smart textile composites integrated with fibre optic sensors. Hollow fibre membranes for gas separation. Embroidery and smart textiles. Adaptive and responsive textile structures (ARTS. Wearable technology for snow clothing. Bio-processing for smart textiles and clothing. Tailor-made intelligent polymers for biomedical applications. Textile scaffolds in tissue engineering.

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