Smart textiles: Paving the way to sustainability

Autor: Aleksandra Ivanoska-Dacikj, Lutz Walter, Karin Eufinger, Ariadna Detrell, Yesim Oguz Gouillart, Enrico Venturini, Raul Fangueiro, Daniela Zavec, Paulo Cadeia, Vincent Nierstrasz, Bruno Mougin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Vol 43, Iss 1 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1857-5552
1857-5625
DOI: 10.20450/mjcce.2024.2821
Popis: As an emerging technology, smart textiles can bring solutions to many problems, but also create new ones, especially related to their disposal and their impact on the environment. That is why it is important to address this problem at this stage of technological development when smart textiles have not yet pervaded the mass markets. In this article, first, an attempt is made to understand the chronological development of smart textiles: the reasons for a weak breakthrough in the commercial markets throughout the decades, starting from the 1990s until today, but also the emergence of new driving forces that should inevitably lead to a bright future for smart textiles. In addition, we explore the contemporary possibilities for sustainable materials, manufacturing techniques, and end-of-life solutions for developing sustainable smart textiles based on a broad literature review, online sources, and a questionnaire survey among textile experts. Finally, an overview of the latest developments related to the standardization of smart textiles is given. This research was spurred by participation in CONTEXT COST Action (CA17107 - European Network to connect research and innovation efforts on advanced Smart Textiles).
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