Smart Textiles from Natural Resources is an interdisciplinary guide to best practice and emerging challenges in the use of natural textiles in smart applications. The movement towards smart textiles has attracted researchers from many fields creating multidisciplinary research frontiers with nanoscience, smart materials and structures, microelectronics, and wireless communication. This ground-breaking book provides technical advice and foundational support to researchers from all of these backgrounds seeking to include sustainability in their solutions.Each chapter in this book is written, reviewed and edited to cover the principles of manufacture, process techniques and mechanisms, and the state-of-the-art construction specifications, properties, test methods and standards of the major product areas and applications of this field.
1. Smart Textiles from Natural Resources - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Table of Contents - p. vii 7. List of contributors - p. xvii 8. About the editor - p. xxiii 9. Preface - p. xxv 10. Chapter 1 An overview of smart textiles from natural resources - p. 3 11. Chapter 2 Fabric structures and design—their impact on smart clothing - p. 37 12. Chapter 3 Cotton and other cellulose fibres for comfort smart clothing - p. 65 13. Chapter 4 Silk as a smart material for medical textiles, particularly as an artificial vascular graft - p. 109 14. Chapter 5 Nanotechnology for smart textiles—recent development and applications - p. 143 15. Chapter 6 Microencapsulation technology for smart textile coatings - p. 189 16. Chapter 7 Stimuli-responsive textile materials: scientific approaches and technical behaviour - p. 211 17. Chapter 8 Processing techniques, test methods, and regulatory standards of smart textiles - p. 237 18. Chapter 9 Biodegradability, sustainability, and life cycle assessment of smart textiles - p. 273 19. Chapter 10 Electrically conducting fibres for smart clothing and applications - p. 315 20. Chapter 11 Sustainable e-textiles—development and importance - p. 343 21. Chapter 12 Nonwoven textiles in smart and wearable technologies - p. 367 22. Chapter 13 Wearable smart textiles—recent development and applications - p. 395 23. Chapter 14 Smart e-textiles in sensors, actuators, and computing systems - p. 443 24. Chapter 15 Biomimetic approaches to the design of smart textiles - p. 471 25. Chapter 16 Smart bio-textiles for medicine and healthcare applications - p. 495 26. Chapter 17 Phase-change and shape-memory materials for smart medical textiles - p. 539 27. Chapter 18 Smart intelligent textiles for monitoring patients with heart conditions - p. 561 28. Chapter 19 Smart medical clothing for disabled and aged people - p. 587 29. Chapter 20 Intelligent textiles for monitoring physiological parameters - p. 641 30. Chapter 21 Architectural applications of smart textiles - p. 689 31. Chapter 22 Smart biotextiles for automotive applications - p. 709 32. Chapter 23 Heat- and energy-harvesting technology for smart textiles and applications - p. 741 33. Chapter 24 High-performance smart textiles for construction and geotechnical applications - p. 769 34. Chapter 25 Smart clothing in communication technology—recent development - p. 799 35. Chapter 26 Environmental aspects, health issues and waste management of smart textile products - p. 831 36. Index - p. 863
Smart Textiles from Natural Resources is an interdisciplinary guide to best practice and emerging challenges in the use of natural textiles in smart applications. The movement towards smart textiles has attracted researchers from many fields creating multidisciplinary research frontiers with nanoscience, smart materials and structures, microelectronics, and wireless communication. This ground-breaking book provides technical advice and foundational support to researchers from all of these backgrounds seeking to include sustainability in their solutions.Each chapter in this book is written, reviewed and edited to cover the principles of manufacture, process techniques and mechanisms, and the state-of-the-art construction specifications, properties, test methods and standards of the major product areas and applications of this field.
1. Smart Textiles from Natural Resources - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Table of Contents - p. vii 7. List of contributors - p. xvii 8. About the editor - p. xxiii 9. Preface - p. xxv 10. Chapter 1 An overview of smart textiles from natural resources - p. 3 11. Chapter 2 Fabric structures and design—their impact on smart clothing - p. 37 12. Chapter 3 Cotton and other cellulose fibres for comfort smart clothing - p. 65 13. Chapter 4 Silk as a smart material for medical textiles, particularly as an artificial vascular graft - p. 109 14. Chapter 5 Nanotechnology for smart textiles—recent development and applications - p. 143 15. Chapter 6 Microencapsulation technology for smart textile coatings - p. 189 16. Chapter 7 Stimuli-responsive textile materials: scientific approaches and technical behaviour - p. 211 17. Chapter 8 Processing techniques, test methods, and regulatory standards of smart textiles - p. 237 18. Chapter 9 Biodegradability, sustainability, and life cycle assessment of smart textiles - p. 273 19. Chapter 10 Electrically conducting fibres for smart clothing and applications - p. 315 20. Chapter 11 Sustainable e-textiles—development and importance - p. 343 21. Chapter 12 Nonwoven textiles in smart and wearable technologies - p. 367 22. Chapter 13 Wearable smart textiles—recent development and applications - p. 395 23. Chapter 14 Smart e-textiles in sensors, actuators, and computing systems - p. 443 24. Chapter 15 Biomimetic approaches to the design of smart textiles - p. 471 25. Chapter 16 Smart bio-textiles for medicine and healthcare applications - p. 495 26. Chapter 17 Phase-change and shape-memory materials for smart medical textiles - p. 539 27. Chapter 18 Smart intelligent textiles for monitoring patients with heart conditions - p. 561 28. Chapter 19 Smart medical clothing for disabled and aged people - p. 587 29. Chapter 20 Intelligent textiles for monitoring physiological parameters - p. 641 30. Chapter 21 Architectural applications of smart textiles - p. 689 31. Chapter 22 Smart biotextiles for automotive applications - p. 709 32. Chapter 23 Heat- and energy-harvesting technology for smart textiles and applications - p. 741 33. Chapter 24 High-performance smart textiles for construction and geotechnical applications - p. 769 34. Chapter 25 Smart clothing in communication technology—recent development - p. 799 35. Chapter 26 Environmental aspects, health issues and waste management of smart textile products - p. 831 36. Index - p. 863
