What are Active Smart or Intelligent textile?
When the additional functionality changes with change in use conditions, then textile is regarded as Active Smart or Intelligent Smart-Textile. Smart textile may be classified as per the following categories depending upon their functionality and adaptation to the changing situation. (a) Passive Smart: Textile which provide additional feature in a passive mode i.e. irrespective of the change in the environment. For example, a highly insulating coat would remain insulating to the same degree irrespective of the outside temperature. Wide range of capabilities, including anti-microbial, anti-odour, anti-static, bullet proof are the other examples. (b) Active Smart/ Intelligent: Textile which adapt their functionality to changing environment automatically. This may deal actively with a life threatening situation or to keep high comfort levels even in extreme environment changes. Intelligent textile can also be used for technical applications such as bio-processing, biomedical, sensors and
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