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Smart Textiles: Past, Present, and Future

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Smart textiles have been around for 15 years now. After the hype, reality has come. In spite of huge investments in research and obvious potential of applications, only few products have made it to the market. This presentation will describe the evolution so far and further perspectives as well as actions needed to proceed. Challenges and opportunities will be highlighted using specific cases.

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  1. Department of Textiles, Ghent University, Technologiepark 907, 9052, Ghent, Belgium

    Lieva Van Langenhove

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    Xiaoming Tao

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Van Langenhove, L. (2015). Smart Textiles: Past, Present, and Future. In: Tao, X. (eds) Handbook of Smart Textiles. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4451-45-1_15

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