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What is the relationship between hearing aids, corrective lenses, and smart textiles1? At first glance, none – but one thread, often invisible– is revealing in terms of the future of smart textiles. Hearing aids address a niche market, albeit a large niche – those persons (mostly elderly) suffering fromwhat we still call today “impairment” – a hearing impairment. But is it not the same for corrective lenses? Can a young person or adolescent be considered an “impaired person”? Today, both corrective lenses and hearing aids improve human body functioning: corrective lenses are mainstream products that correct basic functions; and hearing aids are on the way to becoming mainstream products.
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We are going to use the terminology Smart Textiles to refer to Smart Fabrics and Intelligent Textiles; within this chapter, the understanding and the meaning of the terminology will be discussed.
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Kotrotsios, G., Luprano, J. (2011). The Commercialization of Smart Fabrics: Intelligent Textiles. In: Bonfiglio, A., De Rossi, D. (eds) Wearable Monitoring Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7384-9_13
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