Smart Actuators Based on External Stimulus Response by Qinchao Zheng, Chenxue Xu, Zhenlin Jiang, Zhenlin Jiang, Min Zhu, Chen Chen, Fanfan Fu

“…Due to their capability of dynamically sensing and interaction with complex surroundings, smart actuators have attracted increasing attention in different application fields, such as artificial muscles, smart textiles, smart sensors, and soft robots. Among these intelligent material, functional hydrogels with fiber structure are of great value in the manufacture of smart actuators. …”
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Development of thermoplastic epoxy filaments with shape memory properties by Baoji Hu, Hong Xia, Fan Liu, Qing-Qing Ni

“…The developed SMEF-TP shows excellent shape memory performance, and the output shape recovery stress is more than 5 times that of EP-TP film, which provides huge application potential in the fields of artificial muscles and smart textiles.…”
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Spinning from Nature: Engineered Preparation and Application of High-Performance Bio-Based Fibers by Zongpu Xu, Mingrui Wu, Qi Ye, Dong Chen, Kai Liu, Hao Bai

“…Beyond excellent mechanical properties, bio-based fibers can be functionalized with a series of new features, thus expanding their sophisticated applications in smart textiles, electronic sensors, and biomedical engineering. …”
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Fabrication of Unidirectional Water Permeable PS/PET Composite Nanofibers Modified with Silver Nanoparticles via Electrospinning by Chong Li, Haoyu Wang, Xiaolei Zhao, Kaihua Yang, Qinhua Meng, Longwang Zhang

“…These membranes have the potential to be applied in smart textiles, unidirectional water collection and wound dressing.…”
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In situ strain dependent electrochemical characterization of a stretchable-sliding battery by T. Kelly, A. Vu, M. Yuan, M. Kammoun, H. Ardebili

“…Stretchable batteries are needed to accommodate deformable geometries in tantalizing applications such as smart textiles, biomedical implants, and stretchable electronics. …”
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Multifunctional Conductive Paths Obtained by Laser Processing of Non-Conductive Carbon Nanotube/Polypropylene Composites by Federico Cesano, Mohammed Jasim Uddin, Alessandro Damin, Domenica Scarano

“…Functional materials are promising candidates for application in structural health monitoring/self-healing composites, wearable systems (smart textiles), robotics, and next-generation electronics. …”
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Bamboo-inspired cell-scale assembly for energy device applications by Qiuqin Lin, Runan Gao, Daohao Li, Yun Lu, Shiqin Liu, Yanglun Yu, Yuxiang Huang, Wenji Yu

“…Abstract Rapid advances in flexible and wearable smart textiles demand low-cost, high-energy/power-density fiber-shaped supercapacitors (FSCs). …”
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Smart Fabric Textiles: Recent Advances and Challenges by Heitor Luiz Ornaghi Júnior, Roberta Motta Neves, Francisco Maciel Monticeli, Lucas Dall Agnol

“…The possibilities of innovative smart textiles extending the overall usefulness and functionalities of standard fabrics are immense in the fields of medical devices, fashion, entertainment, and defense, considering sufficient comfort as a parameter necessary for users to accept wearable devices. …”
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Far-Infrared Emission Properties and Thermogravimetric Analysis of Ceramic-Embedded Polyurethane Films by Ashik Md Faisal, Fabien Salaün, Stéphane Giraud, Ada Ferri, Yan Chen, Lichuan Wang

“…Tuning the FIR-emitting property of the functional textile surface can initiate a new horizon to utilize this property in sportswear or even smart textiles. Ceramic particles were studied for their unique ability to constantly emit FIR rays. …”
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Phenolic Compounds from By-Products for Functional Textiles by Tiago Barros Afonso, Teresa Bonifácio-Lopes, Eduardo Manuel Costa, Manuela Estevez Pintado

“…The reviewed papers lay the foundation for future research, paving the way for exploring the potential of raw materials and by-products in the creation of functional and smart textiles.…”
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Toward autonomous wearable triboelectric systems integrated on textiles by Valentin Gaubert, Gaëtan Vauche, Jennifer Weimmerskirch-Aubatin, Christophe Corbier, Xavier Boddaert, Roger Delattre, Thierry Djenizian

“…Summary: One of the major requirements of smart textiles is to achieve the integration of an energy source for powering embedded electronic systems. …”
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Smart Socks and In-Shoe Systems: State-of-the-Art for Two Popular Technologies for Foot Motion Analysis, Sports, and Medical Applications by Andrei Drăgulinescu, Ana-Maria Drăgulinescu, Gabriela Zincă, Doina Bucur, Valentin Feieș, Dumitru-Marius Neagu

“…Moreover, our review can be a starting point for new, relevant research towards improving the design and functionality of the systems, as well as extending the research towards other areas of applications using sensors in smart textiles and in-shoe systems.…”
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The past, present, and future of piezoelectric fluoropolymers: Towards efficient and robust wearable nanogenerators by Md. Mehebub Alam, Xavier Crispin

“…This shows promise to bring piezoelectrics to flexible and large-area applications such as smart textiles. We also discussed challenges to improve wearability, such as light weight, breathability, and flexibility.…”
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Characterization and Control of the Wettability of Conducting Polymer Thin Films by Hunter, Ian, Chang, Jean H.

“…Applications of this functionality include microfluidics, self-cleaning surfaces, liquid lenses, and smart textiles. By oxidizing or reducing a polypyrrole film, one can change the surface morphology as well as the chemical composition, and control the wettability of the surface. …”
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Thermosensitive Behavior and Antibacterial Activity of Cotton Fabric Modified with a Chitosan-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Interpenetrating Polymer Network Hydrogel by Boxiang Wang, Xiaolin Wu, Jia Li, Xu Hao, Jie Lin, Dehong Cheng, Yanhua Lu

“…This study presents a valuable route towards smart textiles and their applications in functional clothing.…”
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Preparation and Characterization of Non-Crimping Laminated Textile Composites Reinforced with Electrospun Nanofibers by Jaymin Vrajlal Sanchaniya, Inga Lasenko, Sai Pavan Kanukuntla, Anunand Mannodi, Arta Viluma-Gudmona, Valters Gobins

“…Although crimping is inevitable for fabrics used in smart textiles, it is also a disadvantage as it could weaken the fibers and reduce their strength and efficiency. …”
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A dual-mode fiber-shaped flexible capacitive strain sensor fabricated by direct ink writing technology for wearable and implantable health monitoring applications by Chi Zhang, Wenyu Ouyang, Lei Zhang, Dachao Li

“…This work enables simultaneous application in wearable and implantable health monitoring, thereby advancing the development of smart textiles.…”
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One-Step Bulk-Suspension Polymerization of Polyethylene Glycol-Based Copolymer Microspheres for Phase Change Textiles by Guohang Zhou, Jiexiang Zeng, Song Tang, Zijian Bai, Jianyu Jiang, Hong Zhang, Yan Wang

“…Overall, the obtained SMA-g-PEG can be used as a filler in insulation materials and composited with fibers to obtain phase change thermoregulated smart textiles.…”
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Could Iron-Nitrogen Doping Modulate the Cytotoxicity of TiO₂ Nanoparticles? by Ionela Cristina Nica, Bogdan Andrei Miu, Miruna S. Stan, Lucian Diamandescu, Anca Dinischiotu

“…Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO₂ NPs) are found in several products on the market that include paints, smart textiles, cosmetics and food products. Besides these, TiO₂ NPs are intensively researched for their use in biomedicine, agriculture or installations to produce energy. …”
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Textile Strain Sensor Enhancement by Coating Metal Yarns with Carbon-Filled Silicone by Rike Brendgen, Ramona Nolden, Jasmin Simon, Theresa Junge, Kerstin Zöll, Anne Schwarz-Pfeiffer

“…Flexible and stretchable strain sensors are an important development for measuring various movements and forces and are increasingly used in a wide range of smart textiles. For example, strain sensors can be used to measure the movements of arms, legs or individual joints. …”
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