Research status and prospect of intelligent fibres and textiles

Abstract

Intelligent fibre is a kind of fibre that integrates sensing and information processing. It is similar to biological materialsand has intelligent functions such as self-perception, self-adaptation, self-diagnosis, and self-repair. Intelligent textilesrefer to textiles that have sensing and responding functions to the environment. Intelligent fibres and their textiles notonly have the ability to perceive and respond to external stimuli but also have the ability to adapt to the externalenvironment. In recent years, the research on intelligent fibres has achieved many results in the world, and it is widelyused in textiles and clothing industry. Therefore, this paper summarized the research status of intelligent fibre andintelligent textile worldwide, and put forward the research direction in the future. This paper introduced the propertiesand research status of five kinds of main intelligent fibres, including phase change fibre, shape memory fibre, smarthydrogel fibre, optical fibre and electronic intelligent fibre, and summarized their application in textiles. This paper alsointroduced the research status of five important intelligent textiles, including intelligent temperature control textile, shapememory textiles, waterproof and moisture permeable textile, intelligent antibacterial textile and electronic intelligenttextile. Moreover, it forecasted the development prospects of intelligent fibres and textiles, and pointed out developmentdirection in three aspects of performance optimization, green and safety, industrialization. It provided research referenceand guidance for future intelligent fibre and intelligent textile.