Smart Wearables, Nanofibers, and Textiles

This book provides an in-depth exploration of the development and application of smart wearables, nanofibers, and sustainable textiles. It covers advancements in energy harvesting, health monitoring, and sustainable design, offering readers a holistic understanding of the intersection between wearable technology, advanced materials, and environmental responsibility. - Explores the challenges and prospects of integrating energy harvesting and storage into smart wearables. - Discusses the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in enhancing the functionality of wearable devices. - Highlights innovations in textile-based sensors, conducting yarns, and eco-friendly photonic and fluorescent materials for wearables. - Examines the use of synthetic and biopolymer nanofiber films in food packaging and their implications for sustainability. - Provides insights into sustainable textile processing and the future of eco-carriers in green diffusion. By presenting state-of-the-art research and technologies, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and professionals, including materials scientists, textile engineers, and biomedical engineers.

Majid Montazer is a prominent expert in textile engineering, particularly recognized for his innovative research in nanofinishing techniques. He serves as a full professor at Amirkabir University of Technology in Iran, where he has made significant contributions to the advancement of antibacterial, self-cleaning, conductive, technical, and multifunctional textiles. He has authored more than 400 scientific publications and several chapter books. Ali Mianehro specializes in advanced nanofibers and textiles, nanocomposites, electrospinning, and surface modification of nanofibers. He is affiliated with the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. His work integrates nanotechnology and surface engineering, with a significant focus on sustainable nanofibers and biomass valorization.

0. Front Matter. 1. Challenges and Prospects of Smart Wearables for Energy Harvesting and Energy Storage. 2. Emergence and Functionality of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in Smart Wearables. 3. From Eco-Design to Intelligent Functionality: A Chapter on Modern Smart Wearables. 4. Conducting Yarn-Based Smart Wearables: From Lab to Laundry. 5. Textile-Based Wearable Sensors: Advances in Multimodal Sensing for Continuous Human Health Monitoring. 6. Fluorescent and Chromatic Eco-Friendly Wearables. 7. Eco-Friendly Photonic Wearables. 8. Synthetic Polymer Nanofibre Films with Smart and Active Agents for Food Packaging. 9. Smart Active Biopolymer Nanofibre Films: The Future of Food Packaging. 10. The Future of Diffusion is Green: Eco-Carriers as Functional Enablers in Sustainable Textile Processing.