Multidisciplinary Know-How for Smart-Textiles Developers (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Kirstein, Tünde

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

• Reviews materials used in the production of smart textiles
• Examines the technologies used in smart textiles, such as optical fibres and polymer based resistive sensors
• Investigates strategies for technology management, innovation and improved development

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 524
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857093530
• Artikelnr.: 40306896

Autorenporträt

Tunde Kirstein is an editor and journalist with a background in science and technology. She is former Senior Researcher at the Wearable Computing Lab and PR Manager of ETH Zurich, Switzerland and helped build the research department at the Swiss Textile College. Currently Dr. Kirstein is editor-in-chief of the magazine "Sulzer Technical Review."

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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

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