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
  1. react automatically to changes in the surrounding
    1. They are manufactured by using different techniques
      1. Micro-encapsulation
        1. Thermochromic Fabric
          1. Micro encapsulated dye changes colour at different temperatures.
            1. T Shirts
          2. Photochromic Fabric
            1. Changes from one colour to another in response to light conditions
              1. The colour effect is lost after 5 - 10 washes
            2. Hydrochromic Fabric
              1. Colour appears on designs when the fabric gets wet.
          3. Smart Shaped Memory Alloys
            1. Smart memory fibres are woven with nylon
              1. Shirts that don't need ironed
              2. Return to original shape when heated
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