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Integrating electronics into clothing is a major new concept, which opens up a whole array of multi-functional, wearable electro-textiles for sensing/monitoring body functions, delivering communication facilities, data transfer, individual environment control, and many other applications. With revol...
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CRC Press ; Woodhead,
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| Publisher Address: | Boca Raton : Cambridge : |
| Publication Dates: | 2005. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Woodhead publishing in textiles
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781855736054 |
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Integrating electronics into clothing is a major new concept, which opens up a whole array of multi-functional, wearable electro-textiles for sensing/monitoring body functions, delivering communication facilities, data transfer, individual environment control, and many other applications. With revolutionary advancements occurring at an unprecedented rate in many fields of science and electronics the possibilities offered by wearable technologies are tremendous and widespread. These advancements will transform the world and will soon begin to permeate into commercial products. The first section of the book discusses the materials and devices used in the field, including electro-statically generated nanofibres, electroceramic fibres and composites and electroactive fabrics. It summarizes recent developments in electrically conductive fabric structures and puts together a few theoretical treatments of the electro-mechanical properties of various fabric structures. The next section reviews topics related to wearable photonics such as fibre optic sensors and integrated smart textile structures, the developments in various flexible photonic display technologies as well as looking at current communication apparel and optical fibre fabric displays. Next the book focuses on integrated structures and system architectures. Finally the issues facing a fashion designer working with wearables are explored. Wearable electronics and photonics covers many aspects of the cutting-edge research and development into this exciting field and provides a window through which only a small portion of the exciting emerging technology can be seen. With contributions from a panel of international experts in the field this is an essential guide for all electrical, textile and biomedical engineers as well as academics and fashion designers. Stay one step ahead of the industry on this hot topicEvaluates the major new concept of integrating electronics into clothingExplores future trends for fashion and specialist clothing. |
| Item Description: | Published in association with the Textile Institute. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiv, 250 pages). |
| ISBN: |
1845690443 9781845690441 1855736055 9781855736054 |
| Index Number: | TS1540 |
| CLC: | TS102 |