Smart Textiles and Their Applications

Professor Vladan Koncar is head of research at ENSAIT and director of the GEMTEX research laboratory. He has authored more than 200 scientific articles, including journal papers, book chapters and conference proceedings.

• 1. Introduction to smart textiles and their applicationsPart I - Smart textiles for medical purposes 2. Smart textiles in health monitoring: an overview 3. Smart shirt for obstacle avoidance for visually impaired persons4. Light emitting textiles for a photodynamic therapy 5. Controlled release of active agents from microcapsules embedded in textile structures   6. Medical back belt with neuromuscular electrical stimulation    7. Communication protocol for vital signs sensors used for the monitoring of athletes   8. Shape memory compression system for management of chronic venous disorders9. Wearable body sensor network for healthcare applications  10. Bio-inspired control of a multi-fingered robot hand with musculoskeletal system  11. Psychotextiles and their interaction with the human brain 12. Fiber-based hybrid structures as scaffolds and implants for regenerative medicine 13. Implantable medical devices Part II - Smart textiles for transportation and energy14. Smart textiles for structural health monitoring of composite structures15. Carbon fibre sensors embedded in glass fibre-based composites for windmill blades16. A complex shaped reinforced thermoplastic composite part made of commingled yarns with an integrated sensor 17. Fibrous sensors to help the monitoring of weaving processes18. Flexible photovoltaic cells embedded into textile structures19. Developing thermophysical sensors with textile auxiliary walls 20. Performance of different types of yarn electrodes in Pedot:Pss charge storage devices 21. Lightguide fibre-based textiles for solar energy collection and propagation Part III - Smart textiles for protection, security, communication and other electronics22. Technical textiles for PPE: tendencies and recent developments23. Wearable technologies for PPE: embedded textile monitoring sensors, power and data transmission, end-life indicators  24. Electrochromic textile displays for personal communication25. Textile electronic circuits based on organic fibrous transistors26. Latest developments in the field of textile antennas27. The design of smart garments for motion capture and activity classification28. Highly integrated textile sensorics - conductive fibres and textile-based electro-mechanical sensors

"Scientific issues and proposed solutions are presented in a rigorous and constructive way regarding various results, prototypes and case studies obtained from academic and industrial laboratories worldwide." --Asian Textile Journal