Applications of stimuli responsive hydrogels: a textile engineering approach |
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Authors: | A Bashari A Pourjavadi |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Textile Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.bashari@aut.ac.ir;3. Polymer Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. |
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Abstract: | Stimuli responsive hydrogels (SRHs) are smart materials with reversible changes in their properties through the environmental stimulus variations. Although SRHs have been used in various medical applications such as sensors, drug release systems and, etc., they are still being actively researched on other sectors such as functional textiles and smart clothing. One of the best methods to produce textiles with more functionality is smart finishing of textile by surface modifying stimuli responsive hydrogels. In this paper, literatures on SRHs applications, methods and application of some SRHs on textile have been thoroughly discussed. |
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Keywords: | stimuli responsive hydrogels textiles smart finishing |
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