Smart Fibres, Fabrics and Clothing (Woodhead Fibre Series)

SMART FIBRES, FABRICS AND CLOTHING starts with a review of the background to smart technology and goes on to cover a wide range of the material science and fiber science aspects of the technology including: \*electrically active polymeric materials and the applications of nonionic polymer gel and elastomers for artificial muscles\*thermally sensitive fibres and fabrics\*cross-linked polyol fibrous substratesstimuli-responsive interpenetrating polymer network hydrogel \*permeation control through stimuli-responsive polymer membranes\*optical fibre sensors, hollow fibre membranes for gas separation\*integrating fibre-formed components into textile structures\*wearable electronic and photonic technologies\*adaptive and responsive textile structures (ARTS)\*and biomedical applications including the applications of scaffolds in tissue engineeringThis book provides a guide to the fundamentals and latest developments in smart technology for textiles and clothing. The contributors represent a distinguished international panel of experts and the book covers many aspects of cutting edge research and development. It gives you insight into technological developments in the field valuable and fascinating. Front Matter......Page 1 Foreword......Page 3 List of Contributors......Page 5 Acknowledgements......Page 8 Table of Contents......Page 0 Table of Contents......Page 9 1.1 Introduction......Page 14 1.2 Development of Smart Technology for Textiles and Clothing......Page 16 1.3 Outline of the Book......Page 18 2.1 Introduction......Page 20 2.2 Polymer Materials as Actuators or Artificial Muscle......Page 22 2.4 Triggers for Actuating Polymer Gels......Page 23 2.5 Electro-Active Polymer Gels as Artificial Muscles......Page 28 2.6 From Electro-Active Polymer Gel to Electro-Active Elastomer with Large Deformation......Page 41 References......Page 43 3.1 Development Introduction......Page 47 3.2 Basics of Heat-Storage Materials......Page 48 3.3 Manufacture of Heat-Storage and Thermo-Regulated Textiles and Clothing......Page 54 3.4 Properties of Heat-Storage and Thermo-Regulated Textiles and Clothing......Page 60 3.5 Application......Page 65 3.6 Development Trends......Page 67 References......Page 68 4.1 Introduction......Page 71 4.2 Thermal Storage and Thermal Insulating Fibres......Page 73 4.3 Thermal Insulation Through Polymeric Coatings......Page 81 4.4 Designing of Fabric Assemblies......Page 88 References......Page 92 5.2 Fibrous Intelligent Materials......Page 96 5.3 Experimental......Page 98 5.4 Results and Discussion......Page 99 5.5 Conclusions......Page 104 References......Page 105 6.1 Introduction......Page 106 6.2 Experimental......Page 108 6.3 Results and Discussion......Page 110 6.4 Conclusions......Page 119 References......Page 120 7.1 Introduction......Page 122 7.2 Experimental......Page 123 7.3 Results and Discussion......Page 125 7.4 Conclusions......Page 134 References......Page 135 8.1 Introduction......Page 137 8.2 Fabrication Techniques......Page 138 8.3 Mechanisms of FBG Sensor Fabrication......Page 140 8.4 Mechanical Properties......Page 143 8.5 Influence of the UV Irradiation on Mechanical Properties......Page 146 8.6 Polymeric Fibre......Page 154 References......Page 158 9.1 Introduction......Page 163 9.2 Optical Methodology for FBG Sensors......Page 164 9.3 Optical Responses Under Tension......Page 169 9.4 Optical Responses Under Torsion......Page 171 9.5 Optical Responses Under Lateral Compression......Page 174 9.6 Optical Responses Under Bending......Page 178 9.7 Conclusions......Page 179 References......Page 180 10.1 Introduction......Page 187 10.2 Optical Fibres and Fibre Optic Sensors......Page 188 10.3 Principal Analysis of Embedded Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors......Page 190 10.4 Simultaneous Measurements of Strain and Temperature......Page 194 10.5 Measurement Effectiveness......Page 200 10.6 Reliability of FBGs......Page 204 10.7 Error of Strain Measurement Due to Deviation of Position and Direction......Page 205 10.9 Conclusions......Page 208 References......Page 210 11.1 Historical Overview of Membranes for Gas Separation......Page 213 11.2 Development of Membranes for Industrial Gas Separation......Page 215 11.4 Phase Inversion and Hollow Fibre Membrane Formation......Page 224 11.5 Future Hollow Fibre Membranes and Industrial Gas Separation......Page 227 References......Page 228 12.2 Basics of Embroidery Technology......Page 231 12.3 Embroidery for Technical Applications — Tailored Fibre Placement......Page 233 12.4 Embroidery Technology Used for Medical Textiles......Page 234 12.5 Embroidered Stamp — Gag or Innovation?......Page 237 References......Page 238 13.2 Textiles In Computing: the Symbiotic Relationship......Page 239 13.3 The Georgia Tech Wearable Motherboard......Page 241 13.4 GTWM: Contributions and Potential Applications......Page 249 13.5 Emergence of a New Paradigm: Harnessing the Opportunity......Page 253 13.6 Conclusion......Page 257 References......Page 258 14.1 Introduction......Page 259 14.2 Key Issues and Performance Requirements......Page 260 14.3 The Prototype......Page 261 14.4 Conclusions......Page 265 15.1 Introduction......Page 267 15.2 Treatment of Wool with Enzymes......Page 269 15.3 Treatment of Cotton with Enzymes......Page 276 15.5 Spider Silk......Page 283 15.7 Conclusions......Page 284 References......Page 285 16.1 Introduction......Page 291 16.2 Fundamental Aspects of Shape Memory Materials......Page 293 16.3 Concept of Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymers......Page 294 16.4 Degradable Thermoplastic Elastomers Having Shape Memory Properties......Page 297 16.5 Degradable Polymer Networks Having Shape Memory Properties......Page 300 References......Page 301 17.1 Introduction......Page 304 17.2 Ideal Scaffold System......Page 308 17.3 Scaffold Materials......Page 309 17.4 Textile Scaffold......Page 311 References......Page 319 Index......Page 327 Smart fibres and other fibre based smart products are a new area of textile development encompasing materials and structures that have the ability to sense and react to the environment by emulating those found in nature Edited By Xiaoming Tao. Published In Association With The Textile Institute. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.