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Smart Fabrics
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GCSE Textiles (New & Modern Materials) Mind Map on Smart Fabrics, created by Nicola Lees on 04/03/2015.
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Smart Fabrics
react automatically to changes in the surrounding
They are manufactured by using different techniques
Micro-encapsulation
Thermochromic Fabric
Micro encapsulated dye changes colour at different temperatures.
T Shirts
Photochromic Fabric
Changes from one colour to another in response to light conditions
The colour effect is lost after 5 - 10 washes
Hydrochromic Fabric
Colour appears on designs when the fabric gets wet.
Smart Shaped Memory Alloys
Smart memory fibres are woven with nylon
Shirts that don't need ironed
Return to original shape when heated
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