Multidisciplinary Know-how for Smart-textiles Developers

Contributor contact details Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles Chapter 1: The future of smart-textiles development: new enabling technologies, commercialization and market trends Abstract: 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The technological trade-off between smartness and integration 1.3 New enabling technologies for smart textiles 1.4 New approaches in commercialization of smart textiles 1.5 Future trends 1.6 Conclusion Part I: Materials Chapter 2: Types and processing of electro-conductive and semiconducting materials for smart textiles Abstract: 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Electro-conductive and semiconductive materials 2.3 Electro-conductive materials and their properties 2.4 Metals 2.5 Carbon: carbon black (CB), graphite and carbon nanotubes (CNT) 2.6 Intrinsically conductive polymers (ICP) 2.7 Semiconductive materials and their properties 2.8 Processing electro-conductive and semiconductive materials into textile structures 2.9 Future trends 2.10 Sources of further information and advice Chapter 3: Optical fibers for smart photonic textiles Abstract: 3.1 Introduction to photonic textiles 3.2 Total internal reflection (TIR) fiber-based photonic textiles 3.3 Photonic bandgap (PBG) fiber-based photonic textiles 3.4 Photonic textile manufacturing 3.5 Reflective properties of photonic bandgap textiles under ambient illumination 3.6 Animated photonic bandgap textiles using mixing of ambient and emitted light 3.7 Potential applications of photonic bandgap textiles 3.8 Conclusion 3.9 Acknowledgments Chapter 4: Conductive nanofibres and nanocoatings for smart textiles Abstract: 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Conductive nanofibres 4.3 Conductive nanocoating 4.4 Application of nanotechnology in smart textiles 4.5 Future trends 4.6 Sources of further information and advice Chapter 5: Polymer-based resistive sensors for smart textiles Abstract: 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Mechanical resistive sensors 5.3 Chemical resistive sensors 5.4 Temperature resistive sensors 5.5 Conclusion and future trends Chapter 6: Soft capacitance fibers for touch-sensitive smart textiles Abstract: 6.1 Introduction: overview of capacitive sensing 6.2 Soft capacitor fibers for electronic textiles 6.3 Electrical characterization of the isolated capacitor fiber 6.4 Capacitor fiber as a one-dimensional distributed touch sensor 6.5 Fully woven two-dimensional touch pad sensor using one-dimensional array of capacitance fibers 6.6 Conclusion Part II: Technologies Chapter 7: Textile fabrication technologies for embedding electronic functions into fibres, yarns and fabrics Abstract: 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Fibre and yarn production processes: natural fibres 7.3 Fibre and yarn production processes: continuous (man-made) fibres 7.4 Functionalisation of fibres and yarns 7.5 Fabric production: weaving 7.6 Fabric production: knitting 7.7 Fabric production: braiding 7.8 Embroidery 7.9 Challenges in smart-textile production Chapter 8: Fabrication technologies for the integration of thin-film electronics into smart textiles Abstract: 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Merging flexible electronics and smart textiles 8.3 Demonstrators 8.4 Mechanical reliability of contacts 8.5 Conclusion and future trends 8.6 Sources of further information and advice Chapter 9: Organic and large-area electronic (OLAE) technologies for smart textiles Abstract: 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Flexible technologies for textile integration 9.3 Circuit design 9.4 Textile integration 9.5 Packaging integration and service life issues 9.7 Appendix: abbreviations and acronyms Chapter 10: Joining technologies for smart textiles Abstract: 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Components of electronic systems in textiles 10.3 Conductive threads as electrical traces 10.4 Introduction to joining technologies for electronics 10.5 Overview of existing jointing technologies in the electronics and in the textile world 10.6 Summary to the joining technology overview 10.7 Protection of electrical connections 10.8 Challenges for electronic systems on textiles 10.