Smart Nanotextiles: Wearable and Technical Applications

This book explores the use of smart nanotextiles in wearable and technical applications, covering their potential benefits and challenges in various fields such as biomedicine, communication, sports, fashion, and energy harvesting. It highlights the importance of nanotechnology in ensuring the compatibility of smart functionality with textile structures while discussing the challenges of commercialization due to factors like cost, large-scale production, reliability, and environmental concerns.

Format: Hardback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 13 July 2022
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

This groundbreaking book delves into the extensive use of smart nanotextiles across diverse application domains, referencing specific requirements tailored to various sectors. It presents the latest research findings and cutting-edge technologies in smart nanotextiles, while also offering insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the current and future landscape of these innovative materials.

Smart nanotextiles represent a novel class of materials with immense potential for applications in a wide range of fields, including biomedicine, communication, sports, fashion, energy harvesting, protection, filtration, civil and geotechnical engineering, transportation, and more. These versatile textiles offer a convenient platform for incorporating smart functionalities while preserving the inherent properties of the textile structure. Thanks to the superior characteristics of nanostructured components compared to macromaterials and micromaterials, smart nanotextiles can provide enhanced smart functionality.

Despite the significant research efforts invested in smart nanotextiles, many of these technologies have yet to reach commercialization due to factors such as high costs, challenges in large-scale production, limited reliability, and potential concerns about the health and environmental impact of nanomaterials.

The 12 chapters in this book are authored by subject-matter experts from around the globe, providing comprehensive discussions on the latest developments and applications of smart nanotextiles. Each chapter explores different aspects of these materials, including their synthesis, characterization, and performance in specific application areas.

By exploring the utilization of smart nanotextiles in various application domains, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals seeking to advance the field of nanotechnology and textile engineering. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the potential benefits and challenges associated with these innovative materials, paving the way for future advancements and breakthroughs in smart textiles and nanotechnology.

Weight: 666g
Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119654780