Narrow and Smart Textiles

1. Smart Textiles

   1. 4D Textiles: Hybrid Textile Structures that Can Change Structural Form with Time by 3D Printing

      • David Schmelzeisen, Hannah Koch, Chris Pastore, Thomas Gries

      Pages 189-201

   2. Functional Nanofiber Mats for Medical and Biotechnological Applications

      • Robin Böttjer, Timo Grothe, Andrea Ehrmann

      Pages 203-214

   3. Sensorized Woven Tapes and Their Testing

      • W. Scheibner, A. Neudeck, K. Ullrich, A. Krahmer, H. Oschatz, M. Weiser et al.

      Pages 215-227

   4. Integration of Solar Cells and Other Electronic Components into Clothes

      • Susanna Fafenrot, Paul Silbermann, Nils Grimmelsmann, Johannes Assig, Andrea Ehrmann

      Pages 229-239

   5. Washing and Abrasion Resistance of Conductive Coatings for Vital Sensors

      • Patricia Schäl, Irén Juhász Junger, Nils Grimmelsmann, Hubert Meissner, Andrea Ehrmann

      Pages 241-250

   6. Resource-Efficient Production of a Smart Textile UV Sensor Using Photochromic Dyes: Characterization and Optimization

      • Sina Seipel, Junchun Yu, Aravin P. Periyasamy, Martina Viková, Michal Vik, Vincent A. Nierstrasz

      Pages 251-257

   7. Direct Printing of Light-Emitting Devices on Textile Substrates

      • Inge Verboven, Wim Deferme

      Pages 259-277

The book presents the latest developments in narrow fabrics and smart materials from research institutions, machinery building companies and producers of such products, presented during the International Week of Narrow and Smart Textiles in Spring 2018 in Mönchengladbach, Germany. It also demonstrates different applications of braided and woven fabrics. Braided and woven narrow products are produced using completely different techniques, but have a lot of similarities in their applications – they are used as belts, ropes and tubes in areas ranging from medical textiles, cables, technical and home applications to large-scale transport belts and long tubes for transporting oil from the bottom of the ocean.

• narrow textiles
• new materials
• medical textiles
• composites
• carbon fibers
• narrow fabrics
• textile engineering

• Faculty of Textile and Clothing Technology, Niederrhein University Applied Sciences, Mönchengladbach, Germany

  Yordan Kyosev, Boris Mahltig, Anne Schwarz-Pfeiffer

Professor Yordan Kyosev is professor at the Hochschule Niederrhein at the Faculty of Textile and Clothing Technology.
This faculty is the only one in the world, where traditionally the narrow textiles are covered as several courses in the high school level – bachelor and master courses and is a traditional meeting point of specialists in these areas.

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