Sustainability in Functional Textiles: Materials, Technology and Design
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2025 | Viewed by 282
Special Issue Editors
Interests: textile design; smart textiles; fashion and textiles; eco-design; color; colorimetry; printing; bio-based colorants; sustainability
Interests: textile materials; biotechnology; biomaterials; antimicrobials; bioreactor optimization; nanotechnology; environmental biotechnology; industrial biotechnology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainability and the growing demand for high-performance textiles are the key drivers of the development of novel functional textiles, motivating researchers and industry to develop new strategies for the mitigation of socio-environmental impacts caused by materials and processes. In addition, innovative approaches for sustainable textile design are being explored, encompassing applications ranging from material sciences to fashion. This Special Issue is dedicated to applied research on functional textiles from diverse fields, such as technical, high-performance, and smart and medical textiles, that align with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda.
Dr. Isabel Cabral
Dr. Jorge Padrão
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- high-performance textiles
- smart textiles and wearable technology
- medical textiles
- multifunctional textiles
- eco-design
- circular economy
- biomimicry and bio-inspired
- advanced manufacturing and nanotechnology
- textile coloration
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