Functional Textiles

Researchers for the first time have successfully and unobtrusively integrated into the core of a smart textile braid magnetic sensitivity which can be used for human-computer interactions, in a mechanically resilient and conformal way, making them suitable for everyday use.

A group of researchers has crafted an AI-enabled jacket with an electronic textile that warms the user without overheating and provides immediate temperature readings for easy monitoring.

The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) and tech company, Heraeus, are researching to reduce the risk of infection from medical workwear. This forms the basis for future industrial production of textiles for durable and reliable protection against infection.

And now a multifunctional sensor based on semiconductor fibres that emulates the five human senses and is expected to be utilised in a variety of state-of-the-art technology fields such as wearables, Internet of Things (IoT), electronic devices, and soft robotics.

The highly flammable attributes of the most commonly used cotton textile can be checked with a new single-step, cost-efficient complex coating devised by researchers at the Texas A&M University.

Israel’s Shenkar, an academic institution, has developed an innovative polymeric fibre or thread, that aims to assist future soldiers on the battlefield in dealing with toxic gas attacks by changing the colour of their clothing from yellow to green.

You could soon power your garment gizmos without unfashionably toting around a solid bulky battery. In a significant development for wearable technology, a collaborative team of researchers has developed a process to print a textile energy grid that can be charged wirelessly.

Sanitized AG has stood for hygiene management, odour-control, and material protection since 1935. Stefan Mueller, Head, Business Unit Textile Additives, expounds on antimicrobial fabrics/textiles and discusses where the demand is coming from and what his company is doing to cater to this burgeoning market.

US-based Fuze Technology produces non-toxic chemical-free elements used for antimicrobial, odour control, and faster drying in textiles. President Steve Savage talks to texfash.com about the world of antimicrobial textiles and how its 50 worldwide patents are changing the industry.

Scientists in the US have drawn inspiration from the dynamic colour-changing properties of squid skin and developed a new fabric that allows for user-adjusted warmth, breathability, and washability.