SMART Textiles via Photochromic and Thermochromic Colorant

Abstract

Textronics, or electronics coupled with textiles, is a term used to describe SMART textiles. Commercial viability and public interest make science and technology an attractive field today. SMART textiles are also important in the European textile business, helping to turn the textile industry into a competitive knowledge-driven enterprise. These textiles blend expertise from a variety of areas with textile-specific requirements. Many materials and systems, as well as sensing and actuation devices, are available, however, they are incompatible with textiles and textile manufacturing methods. They might be made into a textile-friendly framework or perhaps a whole textile structure. Textiles that can perceive and adapt to changes in their surroundings are known as smart textiles.