Smart Textiles from Natural Resources

Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal is a Professor and Chairman in the Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He was a Commonwealth Visiting Scholar at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in the United Kingdom during 2003-04, a Visiting Professor at the Hokkaido University in Japan during 2006-07, and a Visiting Scientist at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia during 2009-10. In 2018, he was awarded the UGC Gold Medal of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) by the President, and in 2020, he won the Dean's Award. Natural Fibres, Biofilms, Biopolymers, and Biocomposites, Cellulose & Derivatives, Superabsorbent Hydrogels, Biomaterials, Smart fibres, Nanomaterials in Textiles, Microbial Cellulose, Textile Modification, Functional Textiles, and Textiles-wet Processing are his research areas. He has over 170 research articlesand book chapters, as well as 13 books to his credit as an author, co-author, or editor.

• 1. An introduction to smart textiles and clothing2. Fabric structures, design and their impact on smart clothing3. Cotton and other cellulose fibres for comfort smart clothing and applications4. Silk and wool as smart materials for medical textiles5. Dyeing and active coatings for smart textiles6. Nanotechnology-based functional finishing for smart textiles and applications7. Electrospun nanofibres for electronic devices and their applications8. Thermal regulation of electrically conducting fabrics9. Processings techniques, test methods and regulatory standards of smart textiles10. Smart bio-textiles for medicine and healthcare11. Intelligent clothing for prehospital emergency care12. Smart medical textiles for monitoring heart conditions13. Smart medical clothing for disabled and aged people14. Phase change and shape memory materials in smart medical textiles15. Psychotextiles and their interaction with the human brain16. Smart textiles for infection control and wound management17. Microencapsulation technology for smart textile coatings18. Smart wearable clothing – Production and applications19. Smart bio-geotextiles and its applications20. Architectural applications of smart textiles21. Smart bio-textiles for automotive applications22. Color-changing and photonic tunable smart textiles and their applications23. Smart textiles in sensors, actuators and computing systems24. Biomimetic approaches to the design of smart textiles25. High-performance smart textiles for construction and geo-technical applications26. Fabric joining technologies for smart clothing27. Applications of smart clothing in communication technology28. Smart textiles for digital printing technology Environmental aspects, health issues and waste management of smart textile products