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What is "Smart Textiles" - Definition & Explanation

Textiles that can sense and react to changes in the environment, such as changes from mechanical , thermal, chemical, magnetic and other sources.

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High Visability Fabrics
Fabrics that contain fluorescent materials in order to make the wearer visible in dim and dark lights. These fabrics have the ability to reflect on-coming lights, which cause them to glow in the...

Coated Fabric
A textile fabric on one or both surfaces of which has been formed, in situ, a layer or layers of firmly adhering coating...

Peau de Peche
The name comes from a French phrase meaning 'skin of peach'. This textile has a soft nap that is acquired after a finishing...

Rip-stop Nylon
A lightweight, wind resistant, and water resistant plain weave fabric. Large rib yarns stop tears without adding excess weight to active sportswear apparel and outdoor equipment such as sleeping bags...

Float
The portion of a warp or weft yarn that rides over two or more opposing yarns to form a sleek face, as in satin or is grouped to form a pattern on the face, as in....

Companies for Smart Textiles:
If you manufacture, distribute or otherwise deal in Smart Textiles.