Elsevier Smart Textiles Developers Multidisciplinary Know-How Guide

Smart textile developers need expertise across multiple disciplines to create innovative materials with enhanced properties and real-world applications. This comprehensive guide from Woodhead Publishing bridges the knowledge gap by translating complex concepts from diverse fields into practical insights for textile professionals. The book filters and organises interdisciplinary expertise, explaining key terminology and demonstrating how each field connects to smart textile development. Part one explores the materials used in smart textile production, providing the foundational knowledge developers need to understand polymers, plastics, and other chemical components essential to the field. Whether you're working with functional fibres, conductive materials, or advanced textile technologies, this resource clarifies the language and approaches of related disciplines, making specialised knowledge accessible to practising developers and researchers.