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Innovation in Textiles: Smart Textiles

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F. Javier Jiménez  (Dto. I+D+i) LEITAT 2 de Abril de 2009

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Contenido: Smart Textiles: What’s that? Innovation in textiles. Ways. Conclusions

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Innovation in the textile sector. New ways for innovation. How is running innovation in textile sector? • New technologies appearing • Transferring technologies into flexible substrates • Replacement of traditional materials by textiles • Non-textile materials converted into textiles.

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Innovation in the textile sector. New ways for innovation. New Technologies Those technologies associated to textiles processes, because of their properties, for their development, experimentation and application. •

Nanotechnology. Electrospinning Æ Nano-fibres and Nano-meshes Plasma Æ Nanometric surface finishing Sol-Gel Æ Nanometric surface finishing Sputtering Æ Nano deposition Metallic vapor arch Æ Nano deposition.

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Material micro-encapsulation for its application on textile substrates

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Inkjet. Printed microelectronics. LEITAT 2008

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Innovation in the textile sector. New ways for innovation.

Printed Electroluminescence on textile substrate Sol – Gel Process

Electro Spinning LEITAT 2008

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Innovation in the textile sector. New ways for innovation. Transferring technologies to flexible substrate Converting into textiles materials (yarns, foils or fabrics) classical materials from other sectors. (Smart textiles) •

Textronics. Electronic integration in textiles. Sensors, circuitos, actuators…

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Photovoltaic Materials. Photovoltaic yarnsÆ Photovoltaic fabrics Photovoltaic finishing Æ Photovoltaic fabrics

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Electroluminescent Materials. Electroluminescent yarns Electroluminescent fabrics

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Innovation in the textile sector. Examples.

Sensors

Switches

Base for flexible and stretchable electronics

Electroluminescence

Photovoltaics Conductors

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Innovation in the textile sector. New ways for innovation. Replacement of classical material by textiles. Replacement of different materials by textiles. Textile material provide the same properties or even improve them. •

Roadway fence nets. Metal replaced by textile.

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Resting bases. Wood replaced metal, now textile will replace wood.

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Insulating materials. Time for Aerogel.

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Innovation in the textile sector. Examples.

Roadway fence net

Firewall doors

3D textile recyclable slippers

Textile resting base. Somier

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Innovation in the textile sector. New ways for innovation. Non textiles materials converted into textiles Materials changing its morphology to become textiles or to being applicated on textiles. (Smart Textiles) •

Yarns and Fibers. Basalt, metals and metal oxides, carbon, electroactive polymers, super-adsorbing polymers , electroconductive polymer fibers… are used to get fabrics with high added value.

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Finishings. Titanium dioxide, barium sulfate, silicon,…

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Innovation in the textile sector. New ways for innovation.

Electroactive polymers

Electroactive muscles

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TiO2 finishing

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Innovation in the textile sector. New ways for innovation. No-embedded technology integration into textile substrate. This is the first option that comes as a methodology based on intelligent textiles. It is the physical integration of an intelligent system on textile substrate.

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Heated

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Illumination

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ICT and consumer electronics integration. (MP3, video, etc)

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GPS location.

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Safety and protective systems for IPE.

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Vital signs monitoring systems.

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Military applications.

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Help and support systems for handicapped people.

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Innovation in the textile sector. Examples.

Jackte incorporating GPS.

Heated fabrics

Microphone

Light, MP3, mobile phone charge

Flexible watch on sofa LEITAT 2008

Safety light

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Innovation in the textile sector. Conclusions. What does it means for traditional textile sector? •

Slight changes in yarns, fabrics and finishing processes..

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Changes in clothes making Æ New specialties in textile design and confection production lines. Production cells.

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New finishing techniques. Inkjet, Plasma, Solgel,… more ecological

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Provide high added value and product quality. Differentiation

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Wide framework of possibilities to explore and exploit.

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Young non- saturated market niches.

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