Innovative Functional Textiles

Dear Colleagues,

During the past seventy years, fiber and textile industry have undergone the revolutionary changes and seen the most significant innovations in their history. The most important innovations come with the advent of information industry and biotechnology industry. The fiber- and textile-based structures are highly desirable for human wears that are expected to be light-weighted, durable, flexible, and conformable. The well- established and cost-effective fiber and textile production processes enable these materials to convert into one-, two- and three-dimensional fiber assemblies (yarns, fabrics, and products). The fusion of textiles and information technology or biotechnology has the potential to combine the positive attributes of each technology with the flexible, wearable, and continuous nature of fiber assemblies. Thus, the hierarchical nature of the fibrous structures makes it suitable for the application of electronically- and biologically-relevant fields.

This Special Issue, “Innovative Functional Textiles”, aims to be a collection of high-quality original/review papers focusing on recent progresses on: (a) Smart electronic polymers and textiles; (b) Graphene based conductive polymers and textiles; (c) Fibers and textiles in energy technology ; (d) Fibretronics: Electronic polymers and textiles; (e) Polymer/textiles composites for energy generation and storage; (f) Biomedical polymers and textiles; (g) Photonic polymers and textiles; (h) Sustainable textile materials & processing; (i) Eco-friendly dyeing and finishing technology ; (j) 3D/4D printing of conductive polymer composites.

Other potentially interesting topics are also welcome and not limited to the above lists, if the intended submissions are generally in the category of functional textiles.

Dr. Kyung Wha Oh
Prof. Seung Geol Lee
Prof. Sunhee Lee
Dr. Sohee Lee
Collection Editors

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