Smart Textiles:

The materials and structures that sense and react to environmental conditions or stimuli, such as those from mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic or other sources.

Technology Involved:

• Phase change materials
• Thermo chromic materials
• Shape memory alloys and polymers
• Conductive fibres and yarns – metals, wires & conductive polymers
• Quantum tunneling composites for switching devices
• Piezoelectric resistance
• Organic or plastic electronics
• Bio materials
• Light-emitting polymers & diodes
• Fiber optics
• Photo voltaic and solar cells
• Photo luminescence
• Photo chromic materials
• Holography
• Plasma technologies
• Nano technologies for fiber and fabric coating
• Micro encapsulation for therapy delivery
• Global positioning and wireless communications
• Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags
• Micro-electronic mechanical systems (MEMS).