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Smart textiles: Paving the way to sustainability
Research Centre for Environment and Materials, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, Macedonia.
European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing, Brussels, Belgium.
Centexbel Gent, Gent-Zwijnaarde, Belgium.
AEI Tèxtils, Barcelona, Spain.
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2024 (English)In: Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, ISSN 1857-5552, E-ISSN 1857-5625, ISSN ISSN 1857-5552, Vol. 43, no 1, p. 149-164Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
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Abstract [en]

As an emerging technology, smart textiles can bring solutions to many problems, but also create new ones, especially related to their disposal and their impact on the environment. That is why it is im-portant to address this problem at this stage of technological development when smart textiles have not yet pervaded the mass markets. In this article, first, an attempt is made to understand the chronological development of smart textiles: the reasons for a weak breakthrough in the commercial markets throughout the decades, starting from the 1990s until today, but also the emergence of new driving forces that should inevitably lead to a bright future for smart textiles. In addition, we explore the contemporary possibilities for sustainable materials, manufacturing techniques, and end-of-life solutions for developing sustainable smart textiles based on a broad literature review, online sources, and a questionnaire survey among textile experts. Finally, an overview of the latest developments related to the standardization of smart textiles is given. This research was spurred by participation in CONTEXT COST Action (CA17107 -European Network to connect research and innovation efforts on advanced Smart Textiles).

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2024. Vol. 43, no 1, p. 149-164
Keywords [en]
Smart Textiles, sustainability, circular economy, end-of-life, eco-design
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Textile, Rubber and Polymeric Materials
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Textiles and Fashion (General)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-31969DOI: 10.20450/mjcce.2024.2821ISI: 001295433600011Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85194259253OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-31969DiVA, id: diva2:1864789
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European Network to Connect Research and Innovation Efforts on Advanced Smart Textiles COST ACTION – CA17107Available from: 2024-06-04 Created: 2024-06-04 Last updated: 2025-01-17Bibliographically approved

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