Smart Textile

Dear Colleagues,

Smart textiles are able to sense and respond to changes in their environment, and may be divided into two classes, i.e., (i) passive, and (ii) active smart textiles. The first class has the ability to change their properties according to an environmental stimulation, such as shape memory materials, hydrophobic, or hydrophilic structures. The second class encompasses those that are fitted with sensors and actuators to connect internal parameters to a transmitted message, and in this way can detect various signals from the surrounding environment.

This Special Issue on “Smart Textile” is dedicated to recent advances in research and development of textiles and textile-based materials, including, but not limited to, new fibers, new yarn and fabric structures, new textile technologies and processes, textile composites, textile-based energy generation and storage systems, textile-based materials for applications in sports, health care, construction, defense, transportation, protection, etc.

This Special Issue is motivated by the observed increasing interest shown by various research groups in this field. Thus, considering your prominent contributions to this interesting research topic, I would like to cordially invite you to submit an article to this Special Issue. This Special Issue will publish full research papers, communications, and review articles. It will give a global vision of researchers from universities, research centers, and industry working on smart textiles and polymers around the world and share the latest results on their synthesis and characterization, giving rise to a special interest in their applications in basic and industrial processes. I would like to bring together a collection of comprehensive reviews from leading experts and research articles highlighting the most recent research from notable groups in the community, and it will hopefully serve as a useful source of information for researchers.

Prof. Fabien Salaün
Guest Editor

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