Shape-Memory Applications in Textile Design

Abstract

Extensive efforts have been made in the research and development of smart textile systems in recent years. One of these developments in smart materials is shape memory applications. Shape memory materials (SMM) are smart materials that can remember and recover substantial programmed deformation upon activation and exposing to an external stimulus such as chemicals, temperature, pH, light, a magnetic field, etc. Shape memory materials have been used in many areas and textile application of this technology has covered a wide usage recently. Today's textile concept isn't the similar to past and expectations of people from textile have been changing more and more. In this point, shape memory materials can answer these needs in textile due to its smart features. Shape-memory materials can be used in textile as clothing, yarn and fabric. The application possibilities are only limited by our imagination and creativity, so shape-memory productions have been able to gain a different aspect to textile.

Thermosetting Shape Memory Polymers and Composites Based on Polybenzoxazine Blends, Alloys and Copolymers

“…In contrast, continuous fiber‐reinforced SMPCs offer significant improvements in both strength and stiffness, providing excellent mechanical properties. Fiber‐reinforced SMPCs as both functional and structural materials are promising for many advanced applications such as smart textile and apparels, sensor and actuators . F. Li et al.…”

“…[44,48] In contrast, continuous fiber-reinforced SMPCs offer significant improvements in both strength and stiffness, providing excellent mechanical properties. Fiber-reinforced SMPCs as both functional and structural materials are promising for many advanceda pplications such as smart textile and apparels, [49] sensor and actuators. [50,51] F. Li et al have studied systematically the SMPC performance in three-point bending test with 5% strain of deformation of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced epoxy-based SMPC with fiber mass fractionso f1 6%,2 3%, 30 %, and 37 %a iming at am echanical characterization for direct engineering application.…”

Adaptive Textiles - Basic Element of Daily Life

“…The fibers can be processed in order to obtain woven, knitted, nonwoven or braided structures (Gök et al, 2015), with a broad potential application in the field of protective clothing and medicine (implants, sutures).…”

Development of Smart Textile Materials with Shape Memory Alloys for Application in Protective Clothing

“…The ability of SMAs to change their shape, size, or internal structure under the influence of a particular stimulus is the subject of intensive application research [11]. The works in this area are also associated with their applications in textiles and clothing [5,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. For example, the active knits made of SMA wire have a great potential for use as innovative actuators, because these materials thanks to the hierarchically organized structure is able to produce complex three-dimensional actuation motions [25].…”