What is a Smart Fabric? Smart fabrics are those fabrics that can sense and respond to external stimuli by varying their properties. These are wearable fabrics that can be applied to medical monitoring ...

The following is part of a series on brain-machine integration and biomechanical solutions to restore function to tissues damaged by disease, trauma, or time. This and the previous piece focus on ...

The annual Smart Fabrics Summit was held again this year at the Wilson College of Textiles of North Carolina State University, sponsored by the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA, formerly the ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) In healthcare settings, textiles like bed sheets, scrubs and curtains can harbor dangerous pathogens, facilitating the spread of infections among patients and staff. Despite ...