Smart fabrics are defined as fabrics that can sense and react to environmental conditions or stimuli from mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical or magnetic sources. Also called as intelligent textiles. Enable digital components.

1. Presented by
K.SIVARANJANI
SMART ELECTRONIC FABRICS

2.  Introduction
 Smart materials used
 Gore-tex
 Micro-encapsulated fibre/fabrics
 Applications
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Conclusion

3.  Smart fabrics are defined as
fabrics that can sense and react to
environmental conditions or
stimuli from mechanical, thermal,
chemical, electrical or magnetic
sources.
 Also called as intelligent textiles.
 Enable digital components.

4.  Thermo regulating material
 Shape memory materials
 Chromic materials
 Luminescent materials
 Conductive material
 Membranes
 Voltaic materials
Conductive materials
Luminescent material

5.  Gore-tex is a waterproof/breathable fabric that is
manufactured from PTFE into a laminated membrane.
 Properties: breathable, lightweight, waterproof.
 When worn gore-tex releases watervapour(sweat) from the
body but stops raindrops entering.
 It is used in a range of high performance products such as
medical implants, filter media, insulation for wires and cables,
gaskets, and sealants.
 Gore-Tex is used mostly in outdoor and all weather clothing.

7.  Micro-encapsuted textiles describes fabric which has
microcapsules embedding in the fibers.
 These capsules contain either solids or liquids which
can be controlled to bleed due to a environmental
change e.g friction, pressure or gradually by diffusion
or during the process of biodegradation.

8.  Telemedicine:
 The remote diagnosis and treatment of patient.
 Monitoring of ECG, respiration, EMG, and physical
activity.
 Life belt- monitoring for both the mother and the fetus.
 Life jacket- blood pressure and monitors the heart rate.
 Fashion and entertainment.
 Sports wear.
 Military/defense.

10.  Light weight
 Durable
 Washable
 Integratable with human body
 Water resistant
 Tracking/communication systems
 Monitoring system

11. Needs to be charged
 Bulky
 Expensive

12. Smart textiles were presented as imaginary
products and as a non competitive market.
A lot of scientist are developing new solutions,
ideas and concrete products.

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