Nancy

Corrales-Henrique
Amy Royer
Fashion 1250 Textiles Fall 2014
October 6, 2014
Smart Fabrics or Smart Textiles
Smart Textiles are also known as intelligent textiles or fabrics and are in the undergoing rapid
change of modified in response to changes in fashion, consumer demand, production cost and
processes, government standards for safety and environment quality.
The latest developments in smart fabrics wearable technology textiles and digital are changing
the industry and many of these fabrics are of interest to government agencies like the military
and consumers. Smart Textile products we see in our daily life, at home, in the sport athletic
performances, farmers, factory workers in the apparel industry and the medical field for
newborn to easy care also in orthopedic/prosthetic and other medical application. The smart
fabric and integrated technology are changing the industry, and can be upscale and
commercialized.
Synthetic Polyester/Smart Fabric
The product qualities of polyester in smart fabrics are changing the world by providing great
apparel. That people get fit, energized, feel Happy and face the world with a good attitude as
they use green and earth friendly inks.

Modern, smart and combination Polyester fabrics

Modern and smart fabrics are designed to maximize characteristics such as lightness,
breathability, waterproofing etc., or to react to heat or light. They are usually manufactured
using microfibers. The Smart Textiles performance manufacturers use new technological
developments to improve fabrics by giving them new properties. These might be developed for
a special reason, but then adapted to be used in everyday products, like fastsking, fire
protective clothing and geotextiles
Surface modification and smart functionalization of polyester-containing fabrics
The Kravet Green collection is made of 100% recycled polyester, which is a unique blend of
post-industrial and post-consumer fibers woven and treated with no additional chemicals.
During the finishing process, they use water-based products and environmentally approved
dyes for a look that is eco-friendly without sacrificing style or quality.

In the Interior Designer field the Synthetic polyester smart fabric is available in a wide range of
patterns and textures, offering high-performance, stylish and great value. It is available for
furniture like polyester, velvet as well in different hues and a variety rich of color to combine or
do any arrangement or combination ideal in many selection to create upholstered pieces like,
drapery, headboards, pillows and accessories.

Polyester the new synthetic fibers overwhelmed the textile market. Not just nylon but acrylic
and most importantly polyester. Polyester became the most important synthetic fabric in terms
of volume and garden production. In 1950 the synthetic goods was only possible by the growing
range of raw materials that fed the industry and the most significant factor was the switch from
coal and gas to oil.
In the nineteenth and early twentieth century, the worlds plastic and organic synthetic
industries were based in four raw materials coal, limestone, cellulose and molasses. After the
war the critical switch to oil synthetic fibers became product of the petrochemical industries
and as one of the worlds most oil rich nations.

Intelligent Fabric and smart Clothes are the surprise innovation of the lifeblood of the fashion,
industry designer are keeping the eye on the latest laboratory development. Microfibers and
microencapsulation can add a whole range function to textile and clothing.
References:
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Smart fabric polyester from biking things com custom bike. Google September 25, 2014
Custom cycling cap, smart fabric polyester cycling. Google September 25, 2014
BBC GCSE BitesizeModern, smart and combination fabrics Google September 25, 2014
Journal of Industrial Textiles :Surface modification and smart functionalization of polyester-
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