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SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
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Start date of project: 1 May 2008
Duration: 36 months
Author of the document: L. Rambausek
date of completion: 27.09.2011
revision: 03.10.2011
version: v0.2
Project co-funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Programme
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D5.6 Delphi Study – Roadmap
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Document History
Issue Date Version Changes Made / Reason for this Issue
22 Sep 2011 v0.1 first version UGent (LR)
27 Sep 2011 v0.1 Approval by Project Coordinator UGent (L. Van Langenhove)
03 Oct 2011 v0.2 revision UGent (LR) based on comments reviewers
03 Oct 2011 v0.2 Approval by Project Coordinator UGent (L. Van Langenhove)
v0.2 Approval by EC Project Officer (A. Lymberis)
Copyright
© Copyright 2011 [UGent].
This document has been produced within the scope of the SYSTEX Project and is confidential to
the Project’s participants.
The utilisation and release of this document is subject to the conditions of the contract within the
7th Framework Programme, project reference FP7-ICT-2007.3.6- 224386.
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Contents Contents ..................................................................................................................................... 3
Executive summary .................................................................................................................... 4
Rationale .................................................................................................................................... 4
Objectives .................................................................................................................................. 4
1. Delphi study - Methodology ............................................................................................. 5
1.1. Methodology applied for SYSTEX ................................................................................... 5
1.2. Delphi Study – Round 1 .................................................................................................. 6
1.3. Delphi Study – Round 2 .................................................................................................. 7
2. SYSTEX Delphi Study – Results ..................................................................................... 8
2.1. Round 1 – Results .......................................................................................................... 8
2.1.1. Expertise ...................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.2. Forecast ..................................................................................................................... 14
2.2. Round 2 – Results ........................................................................................................ 27
2.2.1. Round 2 – Industry Experts ........................................................................................ 27
I) FORECAST which sectors or sub-sectors will be interesting for the expert ..................... 27
II) FORECAST year in which > 10% of textiles in use ......................................................... 30
III) FORECAST Market shares Sales ................................................................................. 35
2.2.2. Round 2 – R&D Experts ............................................................................................. 45
I) Smart Textiles ................................................................................................................. 46
II) Processes ...................................................................................................................... 50
III) Technologies ................................................................................................................. 57
3. Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 66
Annex 1: Delphi Study Round 1 .......................................................................................... 69
Annex 2: Delphi Study Round 2 – Industry Experts Part A.1 .............................................. 71
Annex 3: Delphi Study Round 2 – Industry Experts Part A.2 .............................................. 74
Annex 4: Delphi Study Round 2 –R&D Experts Part B1...................................................... 83
Annex 5: Delphi Study Round 2 –R&D Experts Part B.2 ..................................................... 87
Annex 6: List of participants Round 1 + Round 2 ................................................................ 99
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Executive summary
To forecast the future of the smart textile market and their technologies, a Delphi study based on
best practice from the European project CLEVERTEX, was conducted. Two rounds of
questionnaires were completed, the first focusing on the experts, the second on technologies.
After dismissal of questionnaires that could not be used for different reasons, in the first round of
the Delphi Study, 131 questionnaires were collected. In round 2 of the Delphi study survey, a
number of 46 questionnaires were answered. The outcome of the Delphi study is represented in
this document. The results give en idea about what is the status today, in which fields are the
technical problems to be solved and what are future prospection.
Rationale
This document was written in the framework of the SYSTEX project. It belongs to the List of
deliverables according to Annex I (dated July 2011). The document is based on a Delphi study
that has been conducted in the final year of the project.
Objectives
This document will give information about the outcome of the Delphi Study which has been
conducted in the final year of the SYSTEX project. Based on the information supplied, a
roadmap can be derived which will help decision makers to choose the right action for their
future involvement in the field of smart textiles. Also it shall give decision makers e.g. potential
investors an idea of in which direction the market, or the area in general, will develop.
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1. Delphi study - Methodology
We know of four ways of forecasting the future: by consensus, by extrapolation of trends, by
historical analysis and analogy as well as, by systematic generation of alternative paths to the
future. Within the existing forecasting methods, the Delphi study is one of the qualitative
forecasting methods which belongs to the consensus methodologies. In this framework, we used
a qualitative forecasting method since a quantitative study was not possible. This decision was
based on the fact that information about the past in our target market (Smart Textiles) is not
available, therefore its’ data is not available, furthermore we do not assume that the future is a
continuation of the past. These three points were not given so a quantitative forecast was not
suitable for analysing our target market. The Delphi Study is one of the most renown qualitative
forecasting methods.
The Methodology also was chosen as a follow up to a Delphi Study that has been conducted in
the European project CLEVERTEX in which a study was successfully conducted. This best
practice was adapted and repeated in the SYSTEX framework. Within SYSTEX the focus was
laid on the markets protective and health care whereas in CLEVERTEX a broad approach was
followed.
“According to literature, there is a consensus that Delphi is suited for problems that are difficult
to solve with conventional techniques. For example, problems that do not have objective
empirical data required for the application of statistical or mathematical models, as the open
questions with which CLEVERTEX deals. The Delphi technique is a method for structuring
communication in a process that allows a group of individuals to deal with a complex problem
and reach conclusions.” (CLEVERTEX, Development of a strategic Master Plan for the
transformation of the traditional textile and clothing industry into a knowledge driven sector by
2015, p. 6)
For the exact explanation about the Delphi methodology we are referring to public information as
well as to the CLEVERTEX roadmap itself.
1.1. Methodology applied for SYSTEX
The graph below, shows the sequence of the single parts of the Delphi study. Following the
same approach as best practice showed in CLEVERTEX, two rounds of questionnaires were
circulated. The first round of questionnaires focused on the experts in general. The participants
of the first round were asked to on the one hand access their knowledge in the field of textiles
and smart textiles in particular, on the other hand they were asked to estimate in which year a
certain future constellation would come into being. When accessing the timing they also were
asked to decide if this change in the future would be a radical, significant, moderate, or a
marginal change. Also the option was given that the constellation would not come reality at all.
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To give an example:
“Improve competition of EU equipment suppliers of textile industry >>> radical in year 2020”
Of course also they had to give some more information about their own profile which was used
to recall participation in the second round of the Delphi study. In the first round therefore the
experts were identified, the second round the survey was split up and got another focus.
As for the second round, the questionnaire was much more detailed and therefore highly
complex. Here, more the technologies stand in the foreground. Since the questionnaire got more
into depth, the second round was split up into two questionnaires again. One was targeting
industry experts, the other focused on experts from research and development.
All three questionnaires, Delphi 1, Delphi 2-Industry Experts as well as Delphi 3-R&D experts,
can be found in the annex of this document.
1.2. Delphi Study – Round 1
The first round of the Delphi study survey, focussed on identifying the experts as well as to
access their expertise. The questionnaire has been distributed on three ways:
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a paper version has been distributed on difference occasions e.g. Teppies meeting in
October 2010, PPE conference preparation meeting 2010, etc.
a digital version in Excel
an online version was developed through survey monkey.com
The questionniare was announce through e-mail as well as on the SYSTEX website. As for the
e-mailling, the SYSTEX contact database laid the basis. The collection of questionnaires took
place from October 2010 to approximately end of January 2011. During the second round of the
Delphi study survey, those participants who did not already participate in the first round were
allowed to fill out the first questionnaire too, if they used the excel version. For the first round of
the Delphi study, a number of 139 questionnaires were collected.
The high number of completed questionnaires, could result from the fact that SYSTEX promised
all participants that they will receive a public version of the SYSTEX vision paper which was
written within the project before the survey was started.
In the table below, the questionnaires collected are sorted according to how they were collected.
Delphi 1
139
Delphi 1 Delphi 2
paper .xls online .xls online
38 15 78 IE R&DE IE R&DE
3 5 0 0
After dismission of duplication of completed questionnaires and those unusable for evaluation
e.g. empty questionnaires, a number of 131 questionnaires were taken for evaluation.
It shall be mentioned, that it was not obligatory to answer all questions within the questionnaire.
Therefore, the number of answered vs. skipped questions per item can vary. Consequently,
percent values cannot be compared in between the questions since they are based on a
different number of answers.
1.3. Delphi Study – Round 2
The second round of the SYSTEX Delphi study survey, was conducted in a much shorter period
compared to the first one. A number of 46 questionnaires could be collected in the time from
June to mid of August 2011. Again, to all participants of the second round the following SYSTEX
documents will be made available after completion of the project:
final version of the SYSTEX vision paper
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white paper “Why Textiles?”
white paper “chromic materials (colour change materials)”
exempt from the SYSTEX Market study for smart textiles in the medical and protective
markets.
Due to that in the second round, the questionnaire itself is very complex, the success regarding
the total number of collected auestionnaires was less than in the first round.
As already practiced in the survey’s first round, the questionnaire was distributed via e-mail and
announced on the projects website www.SYSTEX.org. Besides this the survey also was
available online on surveymonkey.com. Participants therefore could choose to answer to the
request via e-mail/ an excel file or online through surveymonkey. The table below shows the
distribution of the method the questionnaires were collected.
Delphi 2
46
IE RnDE
17 29
online xls online xls
14 3 23 6
Based on the above, it is visible that 37 questionnaires could be collected online, whereas 9
questionnaires were received via e-mail reply and excel file.
In this context, it shall be mentioned that surveymonkey.com offers a platfrom to conduct
surveys for free. The free version is limited in the number of questions that can be incorparated
into the survey and also withdrawing of the data after completion is highly time consuming.
Graphs also can only be downloaded if the user is holder of a paid membership.
2. SYSTEX Delphi Study – Results
In the following paragraphs the results of the two round within the delphis tudy conducted are
shown.
2.1. Round 1 – Results This section will give an overview about the results of the Delphi study survey conducted within
SYSTEX.
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2.1.1. Expertise
Besides some information about the participant’s profile like name, surname (see annex), the
participant of the survey had to access his or her own expertise in different fields related to
textiles.
The first question, to be answered was:
Please rate your business knowledge of textile industry segments - TEXTILE
BUSINESSES (please rate your knowledge of the following textile industry's market segments:
1=very general, 5= expert)
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The second question was related more to smart textiles and materials.
2. Please rate your business knowledge of textile industry segments - INTELLIGENT
TEXTILES (please rate your knowledge of the following textile intelligent textiles: 1=very
general, 5= expert)
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2.1.2. Forecast The graphs in this section, are based on the estimation of the experts in which year the
constellation in question could become reality and in which degree e.g. significantly, moderately,
etc. The estimated year could be freely chosen by the expert but after the collection was closed,
values have been clustered due to the high variety of answers. To transfer the answers in an
interpretable form, the following four clusters have been chosen:
2011-2015
2016-2020
2021-2025
2026-2030
The main question that the experts were asked to answer, was:
1. Do you expect intelligent textiles to... (please indicate the year when this could happen)
Reading example:
39 persons answering to the question, do believe that intelligent textiles will improve the quality
of existing textiles moderately until 2015. The pie chart visualizes that 69% of the persons
answering think that intelligent textiles will improve the quality of existing textiles until 2015.
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...provide new high-end value-added niches and new business opportunities
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... improve competition
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... improve the image and position of the EU textiles and clothing sector
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67%
27%
3% 3% 2011-15
2016-20
2021-25
2026-30
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...contribute to preserve ecosystems
...improve the conditions of life of population in EU
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Summary of results shown in graphs above.
Do you expect intelligent textiles to... until 2015
(%) until 2020
(%)
…improve quality of existing textiles 69 22
…improve functionalities offered by textiles 64 29
…increase the market of mass-customized final products made using textiles
57 32
…offer completely new application fields (and markets) 49 39
…offer completely new possibilities of creation for fashion 62 30
...provide new high-end value-added niches and new business opportunities
…for EU equipment suppliers of textile industry 65 29
…for existing EU textiles industry 63 31
…in interior textiles 62 30
…in technical textiles 58 34
…for EU clothing industry 61 32
…for clothing for sports and extreme sports 70 26
…industrial clothing and protective clothing 65 27
…for clothing for hygiene and health care 57 34
…for clothing for rescue workers 65 30
…for other EU sectors 60 31
…for new EU start-ups 62 33
…improve competition
…of EU equipment suppliers 66 28
…of existing EU textile industry 63 23
…of EU clothing industry 62 33
…of other EU industries 62 30
... improve the image and position of the EU textiles and clothing sector
...for increasing their exports worldwide 57 35
...for increasing their sales in EU market 58 35
...for attracting more private funding 68 24
. ..for attracting more public funding 67 27
...for attracting more highly qualified human resources 71 26
. ..improve healthcare services provided by EU 58 31
...save money spent for healthcare services in EU 49 37
...contribute to preserve ecosystems
...improve security systems (aggressions and risks detection and prevention)
56 35
...improve the conditions of life of population in EU
…improve the conditions of life of elderly population in EU 52 33
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Based on the table and graphs in this section the following conclusion can be drawn:
Overall, 61% of the persons answering to the survey are convinced that intelligent textiles will
have an influence in the market until 2015, in addition 31 % see a change until 2010. Therefore,
92 % think that intelligent textiles will improve the textile market until 2020. Only 8 % of the
participants are convinced that a change related to intelligent textiles will happen after 2020.
When taking a closer look at each individual question (Do you expect intelligent textiles to...), it
seems that the three most probable changes in time (until 2015) are:
... improve the image and position of the EU textiles and clothing sector
...for attracting more highly qualified human resources (71%)
...provide new high-end value-added niches and new business opportunities
…for EU clothing industry
…for clothing for sports and extreme sports (70%)
…improve quality of existing textiles (69%)
The least possible changes until 2015, that were chosen by the participants of the survey are:
…offer completely new application fields (and markets) (49%)
...save money spent for healthcare services in EU (49%)
…improve the conditions of life of elderly population in EU 552%)
Until 2020, the picture changes slightly. The most probable improvement intelligent textiles will
give are:
... improve the image and position of the EU textiles and clothing sector
...for attracting more highly qualified human resources (97%)
...provide new high-end value-added niches and new business opportunities
…for EU clothing industry
…for clothing for sports and extreme sports (96%)
…for clothing for rescue workers (95%)
...of EU clothing industry (95%)
...for new EU start-ups (95%)
Least probable until 2020 are changes as listed below:
…improve the conditions of life of elderly population in EU (85%)
…of existing EU textile industry (86%)
...save money spent for healthcare services in EU (86%)
The observations as described above do not copy the general development in science. Here a
lot of money and effort is invested in health care and especially health care for elderly people is
a focus in research. The health care market is seen as one of the major markets in which
intelligent textiles could find their application. Strangely, 15 % of the respondents of the survey
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do not see a significant change in this market for intelligent textiles until 2020. Most probable for
introduction of intelligent textiles are the markets of protective clothing (95%) and sports (96%).
Good chances do see the experts for start-ups (95%) in the field of intelligent textiles and the
clothing industry (95%). A significant change is expected in attracting more highly qualified
human resources, 97 % of the respondents think that intelligent textiles might be a topic that
attracts people to work in textile industry.
2.2. Round 2 – Results
This section will information about the results collected in the second round of the SYSTEX
Delphi study. The questionnaire was divided into two, one for industry experts, the other for R&D
experts.
2.2.1. Round 2 – Industry Experts Industry experts were asked to answer the following questions on 7 TYPES OF INTELLIGENT
TEXTILES (Textiles incorporating…).
I) FORECAST which sectors or sub-sectors will be interesting for the expert
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Reading example: 31 % of the persons answering to the question, are convinced that conductive
materials and lighting fibres are interesting future applications.
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In the table below, it is visualized which of the seven types of intelligent textiles will be important
for the four application areas chosen.
(in %)
Application filed - Textiles for clothing - in general
Application filed - Textiles for clothing - for industrial workers including protective clothing (including for rescue workers)
Application filed - Technical Textiles - in general
Application filed - Technical Textiles - hygiene & health care protective textiles
Conductive materials and lighting fibres
19 31 31 19
Electronic components, sensors and actuators
13 27 33 27
Materials generating energy and power supply
23 31 38 8
Materials allowing Encapsulation and grafting of advanced properties (ex-microencapsulation)
23 15 31 31
Advanced polymers (ex Shape Memory Polymers, Piezoelectric, Stimuli sensitive, Colour change polymers)
24 24 29 24
Other advanced materials (Metallic, Ceramic,…like Shape Memory Alloys)
8 33 33 25
From the table above, we conclude:
conductive material are most interesting in the field protective clothing (31%) and
technical textile in general (31%).
electronic components like sensors and actuators will find their application mainly in
technical textiles in general.
energy generating materials are important for general technical textiles application as
well as for protective clothing
materials for encapsulation do find their application in health care but also in technical
textiles in general.
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advanced polymers will be interesting for all four application fields (24%-29%)
other advanced materials will be applied in technical textiles in general as well as in
protective clothing (each 33%)
All in all, the strongest focus for intelligent textiles is seen in technical textiles in general (33%)
as well as in protective clothing (27%).
II) FORECAST year in which > 10% of textiles in use
Reading example: 50 % of the persons answering to the question, think that conductive
materials and lighting fibres will reach a share of >10% until 2015. The other 50% of
respondents believe the share will be reached until 2020.
Application field - Textiles for clothing - in general
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Application field - Textiles for clothing - for industrial workers including protective clothing (including for rescue workers)
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Application field - Technical Textiles - in general
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Application field - Technical Textiles - hygiene & health care protective textiles
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From the graphs above we conclude that the R&D experts are convinced that all types of
intelligent textiles will find their application until 2020. Furthermore, all of the above will be
transferred in practice until 2015, only some of the application field - Textiles for clothing - in
general as well as in the application field - Technical Textiles - hygiene & health care protective
textiles, delays are expected and introduction should be in 2020 latest.
In the application field Technical Textiles - hygiene & health care protective textiles, the delayed
types of intelligent textiles are:
Conductive materials and lighting fibres (until 2015; 66,6% - until 2020; 33,3%)
Electronic components, sensors and actuators (until 2015; 50% - until 2020; 50%)
As for the application field - Textiles for clothing - in general, for all types of intelligent textiles a
delay in assumed. For the following types even a delay to 2025 is predicted:
Electronic components, sensors and actuators (until 2025; 50%)
Materials generating energy and power supply (until 2025; 33,3%)
Other advanced materials (Metallic, Ceramic,…like Shape Memory Alloys) (until 2025;
50%)
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III) FORECAST Market shares Sales
Application field - Textiles for clothing - in general
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Application field - Textiles for clothing - for industrial workers including protective
clothing (including for rescue workers)
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Application field - Technical Textiles - in general
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Application field - Technical Textiles - hygiene & health care protective textiles
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Reading example: 75% of the respondents assume that in 2015 a market share of 1-5 % is
reached. The remaining 25% believe in a bigger market share of 11-15% in 2015.
To sum up the data of the graphs above, some general conclusions for the development of
market shares per application field/type of intelligent textile can be made:
Application field - Textiles for clothing - in general 2015 2020 2030
Conductive materials and lighting fibres <6%
market share of 1-5 % is expected for 2015
slowly rising until 2030
Electronic components, sensors and actuators <6% <16%
market share of 1-5 % is expected for 2015
slowly rising to 6-15 % until 2030
Materials generating energy and power supply <6% <11%
market share of 1-5 % is expected for 2015, latest 2020
rising to 6-10 % until 2030
Materials allowing Encapsulation and grafting of advanced properties (ex-microencapsulation) <6% <16%
market share of 1-5 % is expected for 2015, latest 2020
rising to up to 15 % until 2030
Advanced polymers (ex Shape Memory Polymers, Piezoelectric, Stimuli sensitive, Colour change polymers)
<11% <16% <21%
market share of 1-10 % is expected for 2015,
rising to 11-15 % until 2020 and even to 11-20 % in 2030
Other advanced materials (Metallic, Ceramic,…like Shape Memory Alloys) <6% <11%
a market share of 1-5 % is expected for 2015,
staying in 2020 at this level, until 2030 rising to 6-10%
Application field - Textiles for clothing - for industrial workers
including protective clothing (including for rescue workers)
2015 2020 2030
Conductive materials and lighting fibres <6% <21% >20%
market share of 1-5% reached in 2015
steadily increasing to up to 20% in 2020, even more in >20% in 2030
Electronic components, sensors and actuators <6% <21%
market share of 1-5% reached in 2015
up to 20 % in 2030
Materials generating energy and power supply <6% <16%
market share of 1-5% in 2015-2020
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rising to 6-15% in 2030
Materials allowing Encapsulation and grafting of advanced properties (ex-microencapsulation) <6% <11%
market share of 1-5% in 2015
stagnating in 2020, increase in 2030 to 6-10 %
Advanced polymers (ex Shape Memory Polymers, Piezoelectric, Stimuli sensitive, Colour change polymers)
<6% <21%
market share of 1-5% in 2015
rising up to 20% until 2020.
Other advanced materials (Metallic, Ceramic,…like Shape Memory Alloys) <11% <21% >20%
market share of 1-10%
in 2020 up to 20% steadily increasing to >20% in 2030
Application field - Technical Textiles - in general 2015 2020 2030
Conductive materials and lighting fibres <6% >20%
slowly increasing from 1-5% market share
up to >20 % in 2030
Electronic components, sensors and actuators <6% <16%
1-5% market share in 2015
rising to 15% in 2020, stagnating in 2030
Materials generating energy and power supply <6% <11% >20%
steadily increasing from 1-5 % market share in 2015 to max 20% in 2030
Materials allowing Encapsulation and grafting of advanced properties (ex-microencapsulation) <6% <16%
in 2015, market share of 1-5%
stagnating in 2020 with a rise to up to 15% market share in 2030
Advanced polymers (ex Shape Memory Polymers, Piezoelectric, Stimuli sensitive, Colour change polymers)
<6% <21%
a market share of 1-5 % in 2015,
constantly rising to 15% in 2030, max. 20%
Other advanced materials (Metallic, Ceramic,…like Shape Memory Alloys) <11% <16% <21%
from max. 10% market share in 2015 rising to max. 15% markets
share in 2020.
in 2030 a maximum market share of 20% is expected
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Application field - Technical Textiles - hygiene & health care
protective textiles 2015 2020 2030
Conductive materials and lighting fibres <6% <21%
1-5% market share in 2015
rising to max. 20% until 2020, which is also the max value
for 2030
Electronic components, sensors and actuators <6% >20%
market share of 1-5% in 2015 with a significant increase until 2030
to more than 20%
Materials generating energy and power supply <11% <16%
in 2015, market share up to 10%, with a max of 15% in 2030
Materials allowing Encapsulation and grafting of advanced properties (ex-microencapsulation) <6% <11% <16%
starting in 2015 with 1-5% market share
slightly increasing in 2020 to 10% with a max in 2030 of 15%
market share
Advanced polymers (ex Shape Memory Polymers, Piezoelectric, Stimuli sensitive, Colour change polymers)
<6% >20%
market share of 1-5 %
stagnating in 2020, with rise until 2030 to above 20%
Other advanced materials (Metallic, Ceramic,…like Shape Memory Alloys) <16% <21%
market share in 2015 and 2020 between 1-15%
increase to max 20% in 2030
2.2.2. Round 2 – R&D Experts The following tables do show the results from the Delphi Study survey second round – Research
and Development Experts. All values represent the average of the values collected. The
sequence the tables are arranged in, do resemble the sequence of the questions asked in the
survey.
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I) Smart Textiles
CURRENT LEVEL of 6 potential
TECHNICAL OBSTACLES to
deployment
(1=inacceptable,10=expected level) (1)
Inte
gra
tio
n o
f
co
mp
on
en
ts
(2)
Fu
ncti
on
al
Perf
orm
an
ce a
nd
Reliab
ilit
y
(3)
Safe
ty a
nd
Healt
h
co
nstr
ain
ts
(in
no
cu
ou
sn
ess,
(4)
Co
st
(5)
Co
mp
ati
bilit
y w
ith
exis
tin
g p
rod
ucti
on
eq
uip
men
ts
(6)
Ease o
f u
se &
Co
mfo
rt a
nd
du
rab
ilit
y
of
fin
al p
rod
uct
Smart materials without incorporated
power source6,6 5,7 6,0 4,3 5,8 5,2
> Passive smart materials (sensors of
their environment or of external stimuli)6,2 5,9 6,0 5,2 5,8 5,1
> Active smart materials (sensors but
also actuators - react to information)4,9 5,2 5,1 4,8 4,4 4,9
> Very smart materials (sense, transmit
and process data, adapt their reaction)4,7 5,1 5,6 3,9 3,6 3,9
Smart materials with incorporated power
source5,6 4,9 4,4 3,8 4,0 4,3
> Passive smart materials (sensors of
their environment or of external stimuli)6,6 5,5 5,5 5,5 5,4 5,6
> Active smart materials (sensors but
also actuators - react to information)4,8 5,3 5,1 4,8 4,6 4,4
> Very smart materials (sense, transmit
and process data, adapt their reaction)5,6 5,6 5,5 4,3 4,0 4,4
The values of the above table show that the current level of the technical obstacles id medium.
for (1) Integration of components in Smart materials without incorporated power source the
Active smart materials (sensors but also actuators - react to information) as well as Very smart
materials (sense, transmit and process data, adapt their reaction) have an unsatisfactory current
level. Also in Smart materials with incorporated power source, > Active smart materials (sensors
but also actuators - react to information) so seem to be problematic.
As for (2) Functional Performance and Reliability Smart materials with incorporated power source in general are ranked low. The same accounts for (3) Safety and Health constraints (innocuousness, toxicity). Regarding the aspect (4) Cost, Smart materials without incorporated power source the Very smart materials (sense, transmit and process data, adapt their reaction) do show a low current level. Also art materials with incorporated power source in general are ranked low.
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When it comes to the (5) Compatibility with existing production equipments, low ranked are Smart materials without incorporated power source the Very smart materials (sense, transmit and process data, adapt their reaction). The same is shown for (6) Ease of use & Comfort and durability of final product. All the above mentioned low ranking lead to the assumption that current level of the smart textiles is insufficient and further effort needs to be spend to overcome the respective obstacles.
RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES for
processes and technologies
involved in smart material
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY of
overcoming the 6 potential obstacles
(1=inacceptable,10=expected level) (1)
Inte
gra
tio
n o
f co
mp
on
en
ts
(2)
Fu
ncti
on
al P
erf
orm
an
ce a
nd
Reliab
ilit
y
(3)
Safe
ty a
nd
Healt
h c
on
str
ain
ts
(in
no
cu
ou
sn
ess, to
xic
ity)
(4)
Co
st
(5)
Co
mp
ati
bilit
y w
ith
exis
tin
g
pro
du
cti
on
eq
uip
men
ts
(6)
Ease o
f u
se &
Co
mfo
rt a
nd
du
rab
ilit
y o
f fi
nal p
rod
uct
Smart materials without incorporated
power source7,7 7,3 6,7 5,7 7,6 7,0
> Passive smart materials (sensors of
their environment or of external stimuli)7,1 7,0 7,1 6,6 7,1 7,6
> Active smart materials (sensors but
also actuators - react to information)6,8 6,9 6,0 6,0 6,5 7,0
> Very smart materials (sense, transmit
and process data, adapt their reaction)6,5 7,1 6,1 5,6 6,9 6,9
Smart materials with incorporated power
source6,8 7,3 6,9 6,2 6,7 6,8
> Passive smart materials (sensors of
their environment or of external stimuli)7,6 7,5 6,8 6,5 7,4 7,8
> Active smart materials (sensors but
also actuators - react to information)6,8 6,9 6,4 6,0 6,1 6,8
> Very smart materials (sense, transmit
and process data, adapt their reaction)6,6 7,5 6,9 5,9 7,0 7,0
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FORECAST and other comments
scale: 1-10 (1= low/weak,
10=high/strong) Scie
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is
field
Smart materials without incorporated
power source7,3 6,3
> Passive smart materials (sensors of
their environment or of external stimuli)7,0 5,8
> Active smart materials (sensors but
also actuators - react to information)8,1 6,9
> Very smart materials (sense, transmit
and process data, adapt their reaction)6,9 6,3
Smart materials with incorporated power
source7,2 6,8
> Passive smart materials (sensors of
their environment or of external stimuli)7,0 6,3
> Active smart materials (sensors but
also actuators - react to information)7,6 7,4
> Very smart materials (sense, transmit
and process data, adapt their reaction)8,1 7,5
When it comes to the forecast or research perspectives in the various levels of smart textiles ,
the following can be recognized:
(1) Integration of components is perceived as least feasible for Smart materials without
incorporated power source the Very smart materials (sense, transmit and process data, adapt
their reaction).
As for (2) Functional Performance and Reliability, technical feasibility for Smart materials
without incorporated power source > Active smart materials (sensors but also actuators - react
to information) and Smart materials with incorporated power source > Active smart materials
(sensors but also actuators - react to information).
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From a technological point of view least feasible regarding the aspect of (3) Safety and Health
constraints (innocuousness, toxicity) are Smart materials without incorporated power source
> Active smart materials (sensors but also actuators - react to information).
The (4) Cost will hinder development the most in Smart materials without incorporated power
source > Very smart materials (sense, transmit and process data, adapt their reaction).
With regard to (5) Compatibility with existing production equipments the technological
feasibility for Smart materials with incorporated power source > Active smart materials (sensors
but also actuators - react to information) is low.
(6) Ease of use & Comfort and durability of final product, one of the 6 obstacles to
overcome in the future does should least probability in Smart materials with incorporated power
source in general as well as in > Active smart materials (sensors but also actuators - react to
information).
Regarding Scientific Interest for Research in this field and EU Research position in this
field, low ranks were given to Smart materials without incorporated power source > Very smart
materials (sense, transmit and process data, adapt their reaction)
Across all obstacles, the smart textiles research perspectives and to overcome current obstacles
are evaluated best for
(1) Smart materials with incorporated power source > Passive smart materials (sensors of their environment or of external stimuli)
(2) Smart materials without incorporated power source > Passive smart materials (sensors of their environment or of external stimuli)
(3) Smart materials without incorporated power source in general
(4) Smart materials with incorporated power source > Very smart materials (sense, transmit and process data, adapt their reaction)
(5) Smart materials with incorporated power source in general
(6) Smart materials without incorporated power source > Active smart materials (sensors but also actuators - react to information)
(7) Smart materials without incorporated power source > Very smart materials (sense, transmit and process data, adapt their reaction)
(8) Smart materials with incorporated power source > Active smart materials (sensors but also actuators - react to information)
Clearly, passive smart materials are the first step in future development in smart textiles. Also
smart textiles without incorporated power source seem to be promising for the near future.
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II) Processes
CURRENT LEVEL of 6 potential TECHNICAL OBSTACLES
to deployment 12 processes used for producing smart
textiles and 8 technologies required for producing smart
materials (1=inacceptable, 10=expected level)
(1)
Inte
gra
tio
n o
f
co
mp
on
en
ts
(2)
Fu
ncti
on
al
Perf
orm
an
ce a
nd
Reliab
ilit
y
(3)
Safe
ty a
nd
Healt
h
co
nstr
ain
ts
(in
no
cu
ou
sn
ess,
(4)
Co
st
(5)
Co
mp
ati
bilit
y w
ith
exis
tin
g p
rod
ucti
on
eq
uip
men
ts
(6)
Ease o
f u
se &
Co
mfo
rt a
nd
du
rab
ilit
y o
f fi
nal
spinning 4,0 4,5 4,8 5,6 6,4 6,0
extruding 4,0 3,8 3,2 4,6 5,0 4,0
weaving 5,0 5,0 6,8 5,0 6,2 5,7
knitting 6,0 6,2 6,2 6,4 7,2 6,8
making a non woven 3,6 4,8 4,2 7,0 4,4 2,6
braiding, embroidering 6,2 6,2 6,5 5,4 5,8 5,5
sewing 4,4 4,6 5,2 4,0 3,6 5,8
coating 6,7 5,3 4,3 6,3 6,7 5,9
finishing 4,2 4,0 4,0 6,2 6,0 5,3
laminating 7,3 6,0 6,0 5,4 5,4 4,2
printing 5,4 2,6 2,8 5,8 5,6 5,0
textiles technology and equipment 5,0 5,4 3,4 4,2 5,8 6,0
clothing technology and equipment 3,8 5,0 6,2 4,4 2,0 5,6
material sciences 7,2 6,0 3,3 4,4 6,6 6,7
structural mechanics 5,0 5,6 6,0 6,2 6,0 6,8
sensors technology 5,7 6,6 4,9 4,5 4,5 6,6
actuators technology 5,1 5,1 6,0 3,8 3,7 4,6
biology 4,2 5,3 5,0 3,7 3,8 3,7
electronics 6,3 7,4 6,6 6,2 4,0 6,0
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TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY of overcoming the 6 potential
obstacles 12 processes used for producing smart textiles
and 8 technologies required for producing smart materials
(1=inacceptable, 10=expected level)
(1)
Inte
gra
tio
n o
f
co
mp
on
en
ts
(2)
Fu
ncti
on
al
Perf
orm
an
ce a
nd
Reliab
ilit
y
(3)
Safe
ty a
nd
Healt
h c
on
str
ain
ts
(in
no
cu
ou
sn
ess,
(4)
Co
st
(5)
Co
mp
ati
bilit
y
wit
h e
xis
tin
g
pro
du
cti
on
(6)
Ease o
f u
se &
Co
mfo
rt a
nd
du
rab
ilit
y o
f fi
nal
spinning 6,4 5,8 6,8 6,6 6,4 4,3
extruding 5,2 5,0 5,0 7,0 5,6 5,0
weaving 6,0 6,8 6,0 6,4 6,0 5,3
knitting 5,8 5,5 5,3 6,6 5,8 5,5
making a non woven 6,0 5,5 5,3 6,6 4,8 5,0
braiding, embroidering 5,8 5,8 5,3 4,8 5,4 4,0
sewing 6,2 5,8 5,5 5,2 4,8 5,3
coating 5,8 6,4 4,8 6,2 6,8 6,4
finishing 6,5 6,2 5,2 6,0 6,7 7,2
laminating 6,6 5,8 5,8 6,4 6,4 6,0
printing 6,6 7,0 5,8 5,8 6,8 5,0
textiles technology and equipment 7,2 6,3 7,3 6,4 6,6 6,6
clothing technology and equipment 6,2 6,8 6,0 5,8 6,0 6,6
material sciences 6,6 5,8 4,6 5,8 6,4 6,0
structural mechanics 5,8 6,3 5,8 5,3 6,5 6,3
sensors technology 6,6 6,8 5,6 5,4 6,2 7,0
actuators technology 5,6 6,2 5,6 5,2 5,8 6,2
biology 6,6 6,2 5,4 6,0 6,2 6,2
electronics 6,2 7,5 6,5 6,2 5,7 6,8
Forecasts and other comments 12 processes used for
producing smart textiles and 8 technologies required for
producing smart materials scale: 1-10 (1= low/weak,
10=high/leading)
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spinning 5,8 5,4
extruding 5,8 5,6
weaving 5,0 5,4
knitting 4,4 5,0
making a non woven 5,2 5,8
braiding, embroidering 4,2 3,8
sewing 4,2 4,0
coating 7,3 7,0
finishing 5,5 5,3
laminating 5,6 5,4
printing 6,4 6,6
textiles technology and equipment 6,4 6,6
clothing technology and equipment 5,6 5,4
material sciences 7,0 7,4
structural mechanics 5,2 5,2
sensors technology 7,5 7,3
actuators technology 5,5 6,2
biology 7,2 6,5
electronics 7,7 7,0
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In the following part, the those processes ranked highest and lowest are shown.
Current Level:
CURRENT LEVEL of 6 potential TECHNICAL
OBSTACLES (1=inacceptable, 10=expected
level)
(1) Integration of
components
CURRENT LEVEL of 6 potential TECHNICAL
OBSTACLES (1=inacceptable, 10=expected
level)
(2) Functional
Performance and
Reliability
making a non woven 3,6 printing 2,6
clothing technology and equipment 3,8 extruding 3,8
spinning 4,0 finishing 4,0
coating 6,7 braiding, embroidering 6,2
material sciences 7,2 sensors technology 6,6
laminating 7,3 electronics 7,4
CURRENT LEVEL of 6 potential TECHNICAL
OBSTACLES (1=inacceptable, 10=expected
level)
(3) Safety and Health
constraints
(innocuousness,
toxicity)
CURRENT LEVEL of 6 potential TECHNICAL
OBSTACLES (1=inacceptable, 10=expected
level) (4) Cost
printing 2,8 biology 3,7
extruding 3,2 actuators technology 3,8
material sciences 3,3 sewing 4,0
braiding, embroidering 6,5 coating 6,3
electronics 6,6 knitting 6,4
weaving 6,8 making a non woven 7,0
CURRENT LEVEL of 6 potential TECHNICAL
OBSTACLES (1=inacceptable, 10=expected
level)
(5) Compatibility with
existing production
equipments
CURRENT LEVEL of 6 potential TECHNICAL
OBSTACLES (1=inacceptable, 10=expected
level)
(6) Ease of use &
Comfort and
durability of final
product
clothing technology and equipment 2,0 making a non woven 2,6
sewing 3,6 biology 3,7
actuators technology 3,7 extruding 4,0
material sciences 6,6 material sciences 6,7
coating 6,7 structural mechanics 6,8
knitting 7,2 knitting 6,8
Observations - current level:
Lower rankings:
process printing is ranked lowest in both aspects (2) Functional Performance and
Reliability as well as in (3) Safety and Health constraints (innocuousness, toxicity).
extruding also is ranked lowest in (2) Functional Performance and Reliability as well as in
(3) Safety and Health constraints (innocuousness, toxicity) and in (6) Ease of use &
Comfort and durability of final product.
actuator technology is ranked lowest in respect to (5) Compatibility with existing
production equipments and (4) Cost.
biology is ranked lowest in (4) Cost as well as in (6) Ease of use & Comfort and durability
of final product
sewing is ranked lowest in (4) Cost and in (5) Compatibility with existing production
equipments
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clothing technology and equipment is ranked lowest regarding (1) Integration of
components and (5) Compatibility with existing production equipments
For the above mentioned process technologies applied in the field of smart textiles, expectations
were not met. The current level of state-of-the-art technology is insufficient.
Higher ranking:
coating is higher ranked in respects to (1) Integration of components as well as in (4)
Cost and in (5) Compatibility with existing production equipments
knitting is highly ranked regarding (4) Cost, final product, (5) Compatibility with existing
production and (6) Ease of use & Comfort and durability of equipments
material science got high ranks in (1) Integration of components, 5) Compatibility with
existing production and (6) Ease of use & Comfort and durability of equipments
electronics and braiding/embroidery both were ranked high in respect to (2) Functional
Performance and Reliability as well as in (3) Safety and Health constraints
(innocuousness, toxicity).
Those technologies ranked higher do copy the expectations of the experts. To bring the
developments in smart textiles further more effort should be spend on the processes ranked low.
Forecast:
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY of overcoming the 6
potential obstacles (1=inacceptable,
10=expected level)
(1) Integration of
components
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY of overcoming the 6
potential obstacles (1=inacceptable,
10=expected level)
(2) Functional
Performance and
Reliability
extruding 5,2 extruding 5,0
actuators technology 5,6 knitting 5,5
structural mechanics 5,8 making a non woven 5,5
sensors technology 6,6 sensors technology 6,8
biology 6,6 printing 7,0
textiles technology and equipment 7,2 electronics 7,5
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY of overcoming the 6
potential obstacles (1=inacceptable,
10=expected level)
(3) Safety and Health
constraints
(innocuousness,
toxicity)
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY of overcoming the 6
potential obstacles (1=inacceptable,
10=expected level) (4) Cost
material sciences 4,6 braiding, embroidering 4,8
coating 4,8 sewing 5,2
extruding 5,0 actuators technology 5,2
electronics 6,5 making a non woven 6,6
spinning 6,8 spinning 6,6
textiles technology and equipment 7,3 extruding 7,0
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TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY of overcoming the 6
potential obstacles (1=inacceptable,
10=expected level)
(5) Compatibility with
existing production
equipments
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY of overcoming the 6
potential obstacles (1=inacceptable,
10=expected level)
(6) Ease of use &
Comfort and
durability of final
product
sewing 4,8 braiding, embroidering 4,0
making a non woven 4,8 spinning 4,3
braiding, embroidering 5,4 making a non woven 5,0
finishing 6,7 electronics 6,8
printing 6,8 sensors technology 7,0
coating 6,8 finishing 7,2
Forecasts (1= low/weak, 10=high/leading)
Scientific Interest for
Research in this field Forecasts a (1= low/weak, 10=high/leading)
EU Research
position in this field
braiding, embroidering 4,2 braiding, embroidering 3,8
sewing 4,2 sewing 4,0
knitting 4,4 knitting 5,0
coating 7,3 electronics 7,0
sensors technology 7,5 sensors technology 7,3
electronics 7,7 material sciences 7,4
Observations - forecast:
Lower rankings:
sewing in respect to (4) Cost and in (5) Compatibility with existing production
equipments, as well as in Scientific Interest for Research in this field and EU Research
position in this field
knitting regarding the aspects (2) Functional Performance and Reliability as well as in
Scientific Interest for Research in this field and EU Research position in this field
braiding/embroidery ranked low in (4) Cost, final product, (6) Ease of use & Comfort and
durability of equipments, Scientific Interest for Research in this field and EU Research
position in this field
actuators technology with respect to (1) Integration of components as well as in (4) Cost
extruding regarding the aspects (1) Integration of components as well as in (2) Functional
Performance and Reliability and (3) Safety and Health constraints (innocuousness,
toxicity)
making a non woven ranked low in (2) Functional Performance and Reliability, (5)
Compatibility with existing production equipments and (6) Ease of use & Comfort and
durability of equipments
Higher ranking for obstacle:
sensor technology ranked high in respect to (1) Integration of components, (2) Functional
Performance and Reliability, (6) Ease of use & Comfort and durability of equipments, as
well as in Scientific Interest for Research in this field and EU Research position in this
field
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textiles technology and equipment regarding (1) Integration of components as well as in
and (3) Safety and Health constraints (innocuousness, toxicity)
electronics in the aspects (3) Safety and Health constraints (innocuousness, toxicity), (6)
Ease of use & Comfort and durability of equipments as well as in Scientific Interest for
Research in this field and EU Research position in this field
spinning referring to the obstacles (3) Safety and Health constraints (innocuousness,
toxicity) and (4) Cost
finishing in respect to (5) Compatibility with existing production equipments and (6) Ease
of use & Comfort and durability of equipments
coating with regard to (5) Compatibility with existing production equipments and Scientific
Interest for Research in this field
From the above we conclude that future development in the higher ranked aspects will develop
as assumed by the experts. Special attention shall be paid to the lower ranked processes and
their development in future.
When comparing current level and forecast it becomes obvious that for example the
processes
extruding which were low ranked for the current level get a lower ranking also in the
forecast. It seems that in this process technology the problems to cope with for the future
and the current status are (2) Functional Performance and Reliability as well as (3)
Safety and Health constraints (innocuousness, toxicity).
actuator technology also ranked low in both current level as well as for future projection
shows significant problems in the (4) Cost aspect
sewing looks similar, also ranked low in both time frames (current level and forecast) it
shows difficulties in overcoming the obstacles in (4) Cost and in (5) Compatibility with
existing production equipments
the process technology coating showed higher ranks in both current status as well as in
the forecast, good ranks were in particular given for (5) Compatibility with existing
production equipments
as for the process technology electronics, good ranks were given regarding the current
status as well as the forecast for (3) Safety and Health constraints (innocuousness,
toxicity).
for knitting the ranks were high in the current level evaluation but lower in the forecasting.
strangely, obstacles for the future in this process technology are (2) Functional
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Performance and Reliability as well as in Scientific Interest for Research in this field and
EU Research position in this field.
the process technology braiding/embroidery showed good ranks in the current level but
lower ranks in the forecast. Future obstacles are seen in (4) Cost, final product, (6) Ease
of use & Comfort and durability of equipments, Scientific Interest for Research in this field
and EU Research position in this field.
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III) Technologies
AVERAGE VALUES (1)
Inte
gra
tio
n o
f co
mp
on
en
ts
(2)
Fu
ncti
on
al P
erf
orm
an
ce
an
d R
eliab
ilit
y
(3)
Safe
ty a
nd
Healt
h
co
nstr
ain
ts (
inn
ocu
ou
sn
ess,
toxic
ity)
(4)
Co
st
(5)
Co
mp
ati
bilit
y w
ith
exis
tin
g
pro
du
cti
on
eq
uip
men
ts
(6)
Ease o
f u
se &
Co
mfo
rt a
nd
du
rab
ilit
y o
f fi
nal p
rod
uct
(1)
Inte
gra
tio
n o
f co
mp
on
en
ts
(2)
Fu
ncti
on
al P
erf
orm
an
ce
an
d R
eliab
ilit
y
(3)
Safe
ty a
nd
Healt
h
co
nstr
ain
ts (
inn
ocu
ou
sn
ess,
toxic
ity)
(4)
Co
st
(5)
Co
mp
ati
bilit
y w
ith
exis
tin
g
pro
du
cti
on
eq
uip
men
ts
(6)
Ease o
f u
se &
Co
mfo
rt a
nd
du
rab
ilit
y o
f fi
nal p
rod
uct
1. Intrinsically conductive fibres made of pure metal 6,8 6,6 7,0 6,0 6,0 5,4 6,5 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,5 6,0
2. Plastic Optical Fibres 6,3 6,0 5,7 5,8 6,3 4,3 7,0 6,3 6,7 5,3 5,7 5,0
3. Intrinsically conductive polymer fibres 6,3 3,8 6,0 4,0 5,7 6,0 5,5 5,5 4,5 5,5 6,0 4,3
4. Specially treated (coated/film) conductive fibres 7,0 5,0 5,8 4,3 6,3 4,8 5,0 5,5 5,0 5,0 3,5 5,3
1. integrating conductive yarns in the textile structure 7,0 8,0 7,3 4,7 7,0 7,7 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 6,3 6,7
2. applying a conductive layer on the surface 7,0 5,5 5,0 6,3 7,5 5,8 4,0 6,5 6,0 6,3 6,7 5,7
3. polymerisation of a polyester fabric with pyrrole 6,5 5,0 7,0 6,0 6,0 5,0 3,5 4,5 7,5 5,5 4,5 5,5
4. embroidery of a conductive structure to a ground 7,7 6,7 7,0 5,8 6,3 5,0 5,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 5,5
5. use of conductive inks 7,5 4,7 4,7 6,0 6,3 5,0 3,5 5,0 4,5 4,7 6,0 5,0
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons exposed to
risks (elderly, babies, workers_)7,6 7,4 7,2 6,0 6,8 6,8 6,0 6,3 5,7 6,3 6,3 6,3
2. Electronic textiles for thermal control 7,3 7,3 7,0 6,0 7,0 7,7 4,5 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,0 5,7
3. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting and
tracing products7,0 6,0 8,0 4,7 7,5 7,5 4,5 5,0 5,0 4,5 6,0 5,0
4. Optical fibres used as pressure, chemicals and
biological sensors in Technical Textiles6,3 7,0 6,7 4,8 5,8 6,7 6,7 6,0 6,7 5,7 5,7 7,0
5. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices (eg
foldable keyboards)7,3 6,0 7,0 6,7 6,7 5,7 6,5 6,0 5,0 6,0 6,7 5,3
6. Fabric displays for electronic devices 7,0 8,0 6,3 4,7 6,7 5,3 6,0 6,0 5,5 4,7 4,3 5,3
7. Textile-based displays (Optical Fibre Flexible Displays)6,0 6,5 7,5 4,7 7,0 6,0 6,0 6,5 6,0 4,0 5,3 4,5
8. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with
embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in
blood)
7,6 7,4 7,4 5,8 7,0 7,0 6,5 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,5
9. Electronic circuits etched on fabrics 7,0 6,7 7,0 6,0 7,5 5,0 4,5 5,0 3,5 4,5 6,0 6,0
1. Pressure sensors 7,0 6,3 7,0 5,7 7,0 6,5 4,5 5,0 4,5 5,5 5,5 5,0
2. Stretch sensors 7,5 7,0 7,0 6,0 6,5 6,5 4,0 4,5 7,0 6,0 5,0 5,0
3. Actuators 5,5 5,5 6,0 4,3 7,0 4,7 4,5 4,0 5,5 6,5 5,0 5,3
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons exposed to
risks (elderly, babies, workers…)6,7 7,3 8,0 6,7 6,0 6,0 5,0 4,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,0
2. Textile materials equipped with ambient intelligence
(ex for Detection and prevention from adverse chemicals)
7,0 7,0 7,5 6,5 7,0 6,5 4,5 6,5 4,5 6,0 4,0 5,5
3. Appearance changing (eg luminescent) textiles reacting
to different types of sensors7,3 6,7 6,0 7,7 7,7 7,0 6,0 5,0 4,5 5,3 3,3 5,5
4. Textiles using piezo-electric materials as sensors 7,0 7,5 6,5 6,0 6,7 6,0 6,0 5,0 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,5
5. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with
embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in
blood…)
7,0 7,7 7,3 6,0 6,3 7,0 5,5 7,5 4,5 5,5 6,0 6,0
6. Soft and flexible textile based sensory fabric able to
optimize weight distribution on a seat7,0 7,5 7,5 7,0 7,5 7,0 6,5 6,5 6,5 4,0 4,0 4,5
7. Dresses reacting to the wearer’s activity and mood. 6,5 5,5 6,0 4,7 7,0 5,3 5,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 4,0 6,0
8. Electronic textiles for thermal control 8,5 6,5 5,5 5,3 7,3 6,0 5,0 4,0 4,5 4,5 6,5 4,5
9. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices (eg
foldable keyboards)7,5 6,5 7,5 6,7 7,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,5 6,0 5,5 6,5
10. Fabric displays for electronic devices 6,5 7,0 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,5 6,0 5,5 4,5 4,5 5,5 6,0
POTENTIAL OBSTACLES (1=inacceptable,
10=expected level) TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF OVERCOMING
OBSTACLE (1=inacceptable, 10=expected level)
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AVERAGE VALUES (1)
Inte
gra
tio
n o
f co
mp
on
en
ts
(2)
Fu
ncti
on
al P
erf
orm
an
ce
an
d R
eliab
ilit
y
(3)
Safe
ty a
nd
Healt
h
co
nstr
ain
ts (
inn
ocu
ou
sn
ess,
toxic
ity)
(4)
Co
st
(5)
Co
mp
ati
bilit
y w
ith
exis
tin
g
pro
du
cti
on
eq
uip
men
ts
(6)
Ease o
f u
se &
Co
mfo
rt a
nd
du
rab
ilit
y o
f fi
nal p
rod
uct
(1)
Inte
gra
tio
n o
f co
mp
on
en
ts
(2)
Fu
ncti
on
al P
erf
orm
an
ce
an
d R
eliab
ilit
y
(3)
Safe
ty a
nd
Healt
h
co
nstr
ain
ts (
inn
ocu
ou
sn
ess,
toxic
ity)
(4)
Co
st
(5)
Co
mp
ati
bilit
y w
ith
exis
tin
g
pro
du
cti
on
eq
uip
men
ts
(6)
Ease o
f u
se &
Co
mfo
rt a
nd
du
rab
ilit
y o
f fi
nal p
rod
uct
1. Intrinsically conductive fibres made of pure metal 6,8 6,6 7,0 6,0 6,0 5,4 6,5 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,5 6,0
2. Plastic Optical Fibres 6,3 6,0 5,7 5,8 6,3 4,3 7,0 6,3 6,7 5,3 5,7 5,0
3. Intrinsically conductive polymer fibres 6,3 3,8 6,0 4,0 5,7 6,0 5,5 5,5 4,5 5,5 6,0 4,3
4. Specially treated (coated/film) conductive fibres 7,0 5,0 5,8 4,3 6,3 4,8 5,0 5,5 5,0 5,0 3,5 5,3
1. integrating conductive yarns in the textile structure 7,0 8,0 7,3 4,7 7,0 7,7 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 6,3 6,7
2. applying a conductive layer on the surface 7,0 5,5 5,0 6,3 7,5 5,8 4,0 6,5 6,0 6,3 6,7 5,7
3. polymerisation of a polyester fabric with pyrrole 6,5 5,0 7,0 6,0 6,0 5,0 3,5 4,5 7,5 5,5 4,5 5,5
4. embroidery of a conductive structure to a ground 7,7 6,7 7,0 5,8 6,3 5,0 5,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 5,5
5. use of conductive inks 7,5 4,7 4,7 6,0 6,3 5,0 3,5 5,0 4,5 4,7 6,0 5,0
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons exposed to
risks (elderly, babies, workers_)7,6 7,4 7,2 6,0 6,8 6,8 6,0 6,3 5,7 6,3 6,3 6,3
2. Electronic textiles for thermal control 7,3 7,3 7,0 6,0 7,0 7,7 4,5 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,0 5,7
3. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting and
tracing products7,0 6,0 8,0 4,7 7,5 7,5 4,5 5,0 5,0 4,5 6,0 5,0
4. Optical fibres used as pressure, chemicals and
biological sensors in Technical Textiles6,3 7,0 6,7 4,8 5,8 6,7 6,7 6,0 6,7 5,7 5,7 7,0
5. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices (eg
foldable keyboards)7,3 6,0 7,0 6,7 6,7 5,7 6,5 6,0 5,0 6,0 6,7 5,3
6. Fabric displays for electronic devices 7,0 8,0 6,3 4,7 6,7 5,3 6,0 6,0 5,5 4,7 4,3 5,3
7. Textile-based displays (Optical Fibre Flexible Displays)6,0 6,5 7,5 4,7 7,0 6,0 6,0 6,5 6,0 4,0 5,3 4,5
8. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with
embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in
blood)
7,6 7,4 7,4 5,8 7,0 7,0 6,5 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,5
9. Electronic circuits etched on fabrics 7,0 6,7 7,0 6,0 7,5 5,0 4,5 5,0 3,5 4,5 6,0 6,0
1. Pressure sensors 7,0 6,3 7,0 5,7 7,0 6,5 4,5 5,0 4,5 5,5 5,5 5,0
2. Stretch sensors 7,5 7,0 7,0 6,0 6,5 6,5 4,0 4,5 7,0 6,0 5,0 5,0
3. Actuators 5,5 5,5 6,0 4,3 7,0 4,7 4,5 4,0 5,5 6,5 5,0 5,3
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons exposed to
risks (elderly, babies, workers…)6,7 7,3 8,0 6,7 6,0 6,0 5,0 4,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,0
2. Textile materials equipped with ambient intelligence
(ex for Detection and prevention from adverse chemicals)
7,0 7,0 7,5 6,5 7,0 6,5 4,5 6,5 4,5 6,0 4,0 5,5
3. Appearance changing (eg luminescent) textiles reacting
to different types of sensors7,3 6,7 6,0 7,7 7,7 7,0 6,0 5,0 4,5 5,3 3,3 5,5
4. Textiles using piezo-electric materials as sensors 7,0 7,5 6,5 6,0 6,7 6,0 6,0 5,0 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,5
5. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with
embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in
blood…)
7,0 7,7 7,3 6,0 6,3 7,0 5,5 7,5 4,5 5,5 6,0 6,0
6. Soft and flexible textile based sensory fabric able to
optimize weight distribution on a seat7,0 7,5 7,5 7,0 7,5 7,0 6,5 6,5 6,5 4,0 4,0 4,5
7. Dresses reacting to the wearer’s activity and mood. 6,5 5,5 6,0 4,7 7,0 5,3 5,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 4,0 6,0
8. Electronic textiles for thermal control 8,5 6,5 5,5 5,3 7,3 6,0 5,0 4,0 4,5 4,5 6,5 4,5
9. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices (eg
foldable keyboards)7,5 6,5 7,5 6,7 7,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,5 6,0 5,5 6,5
10. Fabric displays for electronic devices 6,5 7,0 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,5 6,0 5,5 4,5 4,5 5,5 6,0
POTENTIAL OBSTACLES (1=inacceptable,
10=expected level) TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF OVERCOMING
OBSTACLE (1=inacceptable, 10=expected level)
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons exposed to
risks (elderly, babies, workers…)6,7 7,3 8,0 6,7 6,0 6,0 5,0 4,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,0
2. Textile materials equipped with ambient intelligence
(ex for Detection and prevention from adverse chemicals)
7,0 7,0 7,5 6,5 7,0 6,5 4,5 6,5 4,5 6,0 4,0 5,5
3. Appearance changing (eg luminescent) textiles reacting
to different types of sensors7,3 6,7 6,0 7,7 7,7 7,0 6,0 5,0 4,5 5,3 3,3 5,5
4. Textiles using piezo-electric materials as sensors 7,0 7,5 6,5 6,0 6,7 6,0 6,0 5,0 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,5
5. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with
embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in
blood…)
7,0 7,7 7,3 6,0 6,3 7,0 5,5 7,5 4,5 5,5 6,0 6,0
6. Soft and flexible textile based sensory fabric able to
optimize weight distribution on a seat7,0 7,5 7,5 7,0 7,5 7,0 6,5 6,5 6,5 4,0 4,0 4,5
7. Dresses reacting to the wearer’s activity and mood. 6,5 5,5 6,0 4,7 7,0 5,3 5,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 4,0 6,0
8. Electronic textiles for thermal control 8,5 6,5 5,5 5,3 7,3 6,0 5,0 4,0 4,5 4,5 6,5 4,5
9. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices (eg
foldable keyboards)7,5 6,5 7,5 6,7 7,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,5 6,0 5,5 6,5
10. Fabric displays for electronic devices 6,5 7,0 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,5 6,0 5,5 4,5 4,5 5,5 6,0
11. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting and
tracing products6,0 7,0 7,0 6,5 7,0 5,5 5,0 4,5 6,5 5,5 7,0 6,0
1. Power generators 5,0 6,0 7,3 5,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 5,5 6,0
2. Transponders 5,5 6,5 6,0 5,5 7,0 6,0 5,0 6,5 5,0 7,5 6,0 6,5
3. Clothes able to capture, store and transform body's
energy4,7 5,7 7,0 4,3 6,7 6,0 5,0 5,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 6,0
4. (Wearable) Solar panels 8,0 6,5 7,0 7,0 6,3 6,7 5,5 5,0 6,5 5,0 5,5 6,5
1. Use in textiles of encapsulated phase change materials
(in general)7,5 6,5 7,0 4,5 8,0 4,3 4,5 5,5 5,5 5,0 4,5 5,5
2. Multisensorial clothing delivering flagrance and
medication5,5 6,5 6,0 6,0 5,0 6,3 5,0 5,0 5,0 5,0 6,5 7,0
3. Smooth drug release systems based on polymer textile
fibres6,0 6,0 5,5 5,5 6,5 5,0 5,0 6,5 5,5 4,0 5,5 6,0
1. Shape memory polymers (SMP) 6,0 7,0 6,0 5,0 6,7 5,0 6,0 4,5 4,5 4,5 4,5 4,5
2. Vapour phase shape-memory finishing processes for
cotton and cellulosic materials -SMP5,5 6,5 5,5 4,5 4,5 5,0 5,5 5,5 5,5 6,0 3,5 5,5
3. Nanotechnology treatment for minimising permanently
wrinkles and offering softness and breathability-SMP
5,5 5,0 6,5 5,5 5,5 5,0 0,0 5,0 4,5 5,5 5,5 5,5
4. Textiles for protection against fire using shape memory
materials7,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 6,5 6,0 5,0 5,5 6,0 4,5 5,0 4,0
5. Superabsorbive polymers able to swell up to hundreds
times their own weight7,5 4,5 6,0 5,0 6,5 6,5 4,5 5,5 4,0 5,5 5,5 6,0
1. Textiles which become more breathable, the more
moisture is build up inside the clothing.7,0 5,5 7,5 5,5 7,0 6,0 5,0 6,5 5,5 5,0 3,5 4,0
2. Smart breathable fabrics which swell and deswell
according temperature.8,0 6,0 7,5 4,7 7,7 7,0 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 4,5 5,5
3. Humidity sensitive shape materials for making hygiene
products more compacts when moisture is sensed
7,5 5,5 6,5 5,5 6,0 6,0 4,5 5,0 5,0 6,0 4,0 5,5
4. Fibres able to contract rapidly under pH change and
develop forces equal to those of a human muscle5,5 4,0 7,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 6,0 5,0 5,5 4,5 6,5 5,0
1. Colour changing textiles based on smart
thermochromic dyestuffs7,0 6,0 5,3 5,0 6,0 5,5 4,5 4,5 5,5 4,5 3,5 6,0
2. Colour changing textiles based on thermochromic
pigments6,5 7,0 6,0 5,0 7,0 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,0 6,5 6,5 5,0
3. Colour changing textiles based on Photochromism 5,5 7,5 6,0 5,0 7,5 5,0 5,5 5,5 5,5 6,0 6,5 6,0
4. Colour changing textiles based on Photo-chromic dyes6,5 7,0 6,5 5,0 6,5 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,0 5,0 5,5 6,0
5. Colour changing textiles based on Electro-chromic
dyes6,0 7,0 5,0 5,0 5,5 7,0 7,0 5,5 6,0 7,0 5,0 6,0
1. Use for transporting inflatable structures of fibre
reinforced plastics with shape memory polymers as matrix 6,5 6,0 5,5 5,0 6,0 4,5 6,0 6,0 5,5 5,0 4,5 5,5
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
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AVERAGE VALUES (1)
Inte
gra
tio
n o
f co
mp
on
en
ts
(2)
Fu
ncti
on
al P
erf
orm
an
ce
an
d R
eliab
ilit
y
(3)
Safe
ty a
nd
Healt
h
co
nstr
ain
ts (
inn
ocu
ou
sn
ess,
toxic
ity)
(4)
Co
st
(5)
Co
mp
ati
bilit
y w
ith
exis
tin
g
pro
du
cti
on
eq
uip
men
ts
(6)
Ease o
f u
se &
Co
mfo
rt a
nd
du
rab
ilit
y o
f fi
nal p
rod
uct
(1)
Inte
gra
tio
n o
f co
mp
on
en
ts
(2)
Fu
ncti
on
al P
erf
orm
an
ce
an
d R
eliab
ilit
y
(3)
Safe
ty a
nd
Healt
h
co
nstr
ain
ts (
inn
ocu
ou
sn
ess,
toxic
ity)
(4)
Co
st
(5)
Co
mp
ati
bilit
y w
ith
exis
tin
g
pro
du
cti
on
eq
uip
men
ts
(6)
Ease o
f u
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Co
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rod
uct
1. Intrinsically conductive fibres made of pure metal 6,8 6,6 7,0 6,0 6,0 5,4 6,5 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,5 6,0
2. Plastic Optical Fibres 6,3 6,0 5,7 5,8 6,3 4,3 7,0 6,3 6,7 5,3 5,7 5,0
3. Intrinsically conductive polymer fibres 6,3 3,8 6,0 4,0 5,7 6,0 5,5 5,5 4,5 5,5 6,0 4,3
4. Specially treated (coated/film) conductive fibres 7,0 5,0 5,8 4,3 6,3 4,8 5,0 5,5 5,0 5,0 3,5 5,3
1. integrating conductive yarns in the textile structure 7,0 8,0 7,3 4,7 7,0 7,7 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 6,3 6,7
2. applying a conductive layer on the surface 7,0 5,5 5,0 6,3 7,5 5,8 4,0 6,5 6,0 6,3 6,7 5,7
3. polymerisation of a polyester fabric with pyrrole 6,5 5,0 7,0 6,0 6,0 5,0 3,5 4,5 7,5 5,5 4,5 5,5
4. embroidery of a conductive structure to a ground 7,7 6,7 7,0 5,8 6,3 5,0 5,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 5,5
5. use of conductive inks 7,5 4,7 4,7 6,0 6,3 5,0 3,5 5,0 4,5 4,7 6,0 5,0
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons exposed to
risks (elderly, babies, workers_)7,6 7,4 7,2 6,0 6,8 6,8 6,0 6,3 5,7 6,3 6,3 6,3
2. Electronic textiles for thermal control 7,3 7,3 7,0 6,0 7,0 7,7 4,5 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,0 5,7
3. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting and
tracing products7,0 6,0 8,0 4,7 7,5 7,5 4,5 5,0 5,0 4,5 6,0 5,0
4. Optical fibres used as pressure, chemicals and
biological sensors in Technical Textiles6,3 7,0 6,7 4,8 5,8 6,7 6,7 6,0 6,7 5,7 5,7 7,0
5. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices (eg
foldable keyboards)7,3 6,0 7,0 6,7 6,7 5,7 6,5 6,0 5,0 6,0 6,7 5,3
6. Fabric displays for electronic devices 7,0 8,0 6,3 4,7 6,7 5,3 6,0 6,0 5,5 4,7 4,3 5,3
7. Textile-based displays (Optical Fibre Flexible Displays)6,0 6,5 7,5 4,7 7,0 6,0 6,0 6,5 6,0 4,0 5,3 4,5
8. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with
embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in
blood)
7,6 7,4 7,4 5,8 7,0 7,0 6,5 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,5
9. Electronic circuits etched on fabrics 7,0 6,7 7,0 6,0 7,5 5,0 4,5 5,0 3,5 4,5 6,0 6,0
1. Pressure sensors 7,0 6,3 7,0 5,7 7,0 6,5 4,5 5,0 4,5 5,5 5,5 5,0
2. Stretch sensors 7,5 7,0 7,0 6,0 6,5 6,5 4,0 4,5 7,0 6,0 5,0 5,0
3. Actuators 5,5 5,5 6,0 4,3 7,0 4,7 4,5 4,0 5,5 6,5 5,0 5,3
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons exposed to
risks (elderly, babies, workers…)6,7 7,3 8,0 6,7 6,0 6,0 5,0 4,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,0
2. Textile materials equipped with ambient intelligence
(ex for Detection and prevention from adverse chemicals)
7,0 7,0 7,5 6,5 7,0 6,5 4,5 6,5 4,5 6,0 4,0 5,5
3. Appearance changing (eg luminescent) textiles reacting
to different types of sensors7,3 6,7 6,0 7,7 7,7 7,0 6,0 5,0 4,5 5,3 3,3 5,5
4. Textiles using piezo-electric materials as sensors 7,0 7,5 6,5 6,0 6,7 6,0 6,0 5,0 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,5
5. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with
embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in
blood…)
7,0 7,7 7,3 6,0 6,3 7,0 5,5 7,5 4,5 5,5 6,0 6,0
6. Soft and flexible textile based sensory fabric able to
optimize weight distribution on a seat7,0 7,5 7,5 7,0 7,5 7,0 6,5 6,5 6,5 4,0 4,0 4,5
7. Dresses reacting to the wearer’s activity and mood. 6,5 5,5 6,0 4,7 7,0 5,3 5,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 4,0 6,0
8. Electronic textiles for thermal control 8,5 6,5 5,5 5,3 7,3 6,0 5,0 4,0 4,5 4,5 6,5 4,5
9. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices (eg
foldable keyboards)7,5 6,5 7,5 6,7 7,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,5 6,0 5,5 6,5
10. Fabric displays for electronic devices 6,5 7,0 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,5 6,0 5,5 4,5 4,5 5,5 6,0
POTENTIAL OBSTACLES (1=inacceptable,
10=expected level) TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF OVERCOMING
OBSTACLE (1=inacceptable, 10=expected level)
1. Use in textiles of encapsulated phase change materials
(in general)7,5 6,5 7,0 4,5 8,0 4,3 4,5 5,5 5,5 5,0 4,5 5,5
2. Multisensorial clothing delivering flagrance and
medication5,5 6,5 6,0 6,0 5,0 6,3 5,0 5,0 5,0 5,0 6,5 7,0
3. Smooth drug release systems based on polymer textile
fibres6,0 6,0 5,5 5,5 6,5 5,0 5,0 6,5 5,5 4,0 5,5 6,0
1. Shape memory polymers (SMP) 6,0 7,0 6,0 5,0 6,7 5,0 6,0 4,5 4,5 4,5 4,5 4,5
2. Vapour phase shape-memory finishing processes for
cotton and cellulosic materials -SMP5,5 6,5 5,5 4,5 4,5 5,0 5,5 5,5 5,5 6,0 3,5 5,5
3. Nanotechnology treatment for minimising permanently
wrinkles and offering softness and breathability-SMP
5,5 5,0 6,5 5,5 5,5 5,0 0,0 5,0 4,5 5,5 5,5 5,5
4. Textiles for protection against fire using shape memory
materials7,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 6,5 6,0 5,0 5,5 6,0 4,5 5,0 4,0
5. Superabsorbive polymers able to swell up to hundreds
times their own weight7,5 4,5 6,0 5,0 6,5 6,5 4,5 5,5 4,0 5,5 5,5 6,0
1. Textiles which become more breathable, the more
moisture is build up inside the clothing.7,0 5,5 7,5 5,5 7,0 6,0 5,0 6,5 5,5 5,0 3,5 4,0
2. Smart breathable fabrics which swell and deswell
according temperature.8,0 6,0 7,5 4,7 7,7 7,0 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 4,5 5,5
3. Humidity sensitive shape materials for making hygiene
products more compacts when moisture is sensed
7,5 5,5 6,5 5,5 6,0 6,0 4,5 5,0 5,0 6,0 4,0 5,5
4. Fibres able to contract rapidly under pH change and
develop forces equal to those of a human muscle5,5 4,0 7,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 6,0 5,0 5,5 4,5 6,5 5,0
1. Colour changing textiles based on smart
thermochromic dyestuffs7,0 6,0 5,3 5,0 6,0 5,5 4,5 4,5 5,5 4,5 3,5 6,0
2. Colour changing textiles based on thermochromic
pigments6,5 7,0 6,0 5,0 7,0 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,0 6,5 6,5 5,0
3. Colour changing textiles based on Photochromism 5,5 7,5 6,0 5,0 7,5 5,0 5,5 5,5 5,5 6,0 6,5 6,0
4. Colour changing textiles based on Photo-chromic dyes6,5 7,0 6,5 5,0 6,5 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,0 5,0 5,5 6,0
5. Colour changing textiles based on Electro-chromic
dyes6,0 7,0 5,0 5,0 5,5 7,0 7,0 5,5 6,0 7,0 5,0 6,0
1. Use for transporting inflatable structures of fibre
reinforced plastics with shape memory polymers as matrix 6,5 6,0 5,5 5,0 6,0 4,5 6,0 6,0 5,5 5,0 4,5 5,5
2. Casual and sportswear reacting to humidity and
temperature and keeping wearer warm in cold and cool in
hot environments (SMP)
7,0 7,5 7,0 6,5 7,5 6,5 6,5 5,5 5,5 6,5 4,5 6,0
3. Smart bra changing properties in response to breast
movement (contracts when the strain on it passes a limit)
– SMP
6,5 6,0 8,0 5,0 7,0 5,0 4,5 6,5 6,0 5,0 7,0 6,5
1. Shape memory alloys (SMA) 6,5 7,0 6,5 6,0 5,5 6,0 3,5 4,5 5,0 5,5 4,5 5,5
2. Superelastic bra-wires providing the comfort of nylon
and the support of steel (SMA)6,5 7,0 7,0 6,5 6,5 6,0 5,0 5,0 5,0 5,0 5,0 5,0
3. Wrinkle free shirts (SMA) 6,5 5,5 6,5 5,0 6,0 5,5 3,5 5,0 5,0 6,5 5,0 5,0
4. Shirts and Trousers with colour not fading, textile not
shrinking and staying without wrinkles and stains (SMA)7,0 7,0 7,0 5,5 5,5 5,5 5,5 6,0 4,5 5,0 5,0 6,0
5. Artificial textile muscles able to contract when they
receive an electronic signal.7,5 5,0 6,0 4,0 6,0 7,5 5,0 5,0 5,5 6,5 4,5 5,5
6. Surgical implants based on Shape MemoryAlloys 7,0 6,0 7,0 5,5 4,3 5,5 5,0 5,5 3,5 6,0 5,0 7,0
1. Fibres with controlled biodegradable properties 6,5 7,0 6,5 5,5 5,0 6,5 5,0 6,0 5,0 4,5 4,0 4,5
2. Yarn based sutures that change form in the body 5,5 6,5 7,0 6,0 6,5 8,0 5,5 5,0 5,0 4,0 3,5 3,5
3. catalytic fabric that can split up harmful substances, like
nicotine or formaldehyde, into their harmless elements
4,5 6,0 6,5 5,0 7,0 5,5 6,0 5,0 5,0 4,0 5,0 5,5
4. Textile items, containing fluff and seed fibres from
poplar trees.7,5 4,5 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,5 5,5 4,5 3,5 6,0 6,5 5,5
5. Textiles using auxetic materials 6,5 6,0 4,5 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,5 4,5
6. Biodegradable shape-shifting plastic for sutures that
allow an optimised tightening of the knot.6,5 6,5 6,5 6,0 6,5 5,5 4,5 3,5 6,5 5,0 5,0 5,0
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
3 October 2011 (confidential) D5.6 Delphi Study – Roadmap_v0.2LR.doc 60/102
AVERAGE VALUES (1)
Inte
gra
tio
n o
f co
mp
on
en
ts
(2)
Fu
ncti
on
al P
erf
orm
an
ce
an
d R
eliab
ilit
y
(3)
Safe
ty a
nd
Healt
h
co
nstr
ain
ts (
inn
ocu
ou
sn
ess,
toxic
ity)
(4)
Co
st
(5)
Co
mp
ati
bilit
y w
ith
exis
tin
g
pro
du
cti
on
eq
uip
men
ts
(6)
Ease o
f u
se &
Co
mfo
rt a
nd
du
rab
ilit
y o
f fi
nal p
rod
uct
(1)
Inte
gra
tio
n o
f co
mp
on
en
ts
(2)
Fu
ncti
on
al P
erf
orm
an
ce
an
d R
eliab
ilit
y
(3)
Safe
ty a
nd
Healt
h
co
nstr
ain
ts (
inn
ocu
ou
sn
ess,
toxic
ity)
(4)
Co
st
(5)
Co
mp
ati
bilit
y w
ith
exis
tin
g
pro
du
cti
on
eq
uip
men
ts
(6)
Ease o
f u
se &
Co
mfo
rt a
nd
du
rab
ilit
y o
f fi
nal p
rod
uct
1. Intrinsically conductive fibres made of pure metal 6,8 6,6 7,0 6,0 6,0 5,4 6,5 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,5 6,0
2. Plastic Optical Fibres 6,3 6,0 5,7 5,8 6,3 4,3 7,0 6,3 6,7 5,3 5,7 5,0
3. Intrinsically conductive polymer fibres 6,3 3,8 6,0 4,0 5,7 6,0 5,5 5,5 4,5 5,5 6,0 4,3
4. Specially treated (coated/film) conductive fibres 7,0 5,0 5,8 4,3 6,3 4,8 5,0 5,5 5,0 5,0 3,5 5,3
1. integrating conductive yarns in the textile structure 7,0 8,0 7,3 4,7 7,0 7,7 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 6,3 6,7
2. applying a conductive layer on the surface 7,0 5,5 5,0 6,3 7,5 5,8 4,0 6,5 6,0 6,3 6,7 5,7
3. polymerisation of a polyester fabric with pyrrole 6,5 5,0 7,0 6,0 6,0 5,0 3,5 4,5 7,5 5,5 4,5 5,5
4. embroidery of a conductive structure to a ground 7,7 6,7 7,0 5,8 6,3 5,0 5,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 5,5
5. use of conductive inks 7,5 4,7 4,7 6,0 6,3 5,0 3,5 5,0 4,5 4,7 6,0 5,0
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons exposed to
risks (elderly, babies, workers_)7,6 7,4 7,2 6,0 6,8 6,8 6,0 6,3 5,7 6,3 6,3 6,3
2. Electronic textiles for thermal control 7,3 7,3 7,0 6,0 7,0 7,7 4,5 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,0 5,7
3. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting and
tracing products7,0 6,0 8,0 4,7 7,5 7,5 4,5 5,0 5,0 4,5 6,0 5,0
4. Optical fibres used as pressure, chemicals and
biological sensors in Technical Textiles6,3 7,0 6,7 4,8 5,8 6,7 6,7 6,0 6,7 5,7 5,7 7,0
5. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices (eg
foldable keyboards)7,3 6,0 7,0 6,7 6,7 5,7 6,5 6,0 5,0 6,0 6,7 5,3
6. Fabric displays for electronic devices 7,0 8,0 6,3 4,7 6,7 5,3 6,0 6,0 5,5 4,7 4,3 5,3
7. Textile-based displays (Optical Fibre Flexible Displays)6,0 6,5 7,5 4,7 7,0 6,0 6,0 6,5 6,0 4,0 5,3 4,5
8. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with
embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in
blood)
7,6 7,4 7,4 5,8 7,0 7,0 6,5 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,5
9. Electronic circuits etched on fabrics 7,0 6,7 7,0 6,0 7,5 5,0 4,5 5,0 3,5 4,5 6,0 6,0
1. Pressure sensors 7,0 6,3 7,0 5,7 7,0 6,5 4,5 5,0 4,5 5,5 5,5 5,0
2. Stretch sensors 7,5 7,0 7,0 6,0 6,5 6,5 4,0 4,5 7,0 6,0 5,0 5,0
3. Actuators 5,5 5,5 6,0 4,3 7,0 4,7 4,5 4,0 5,5 6,5 5,0 5,3
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons exposed to
risks (elderly, babies, workers…)6,7 7,3 8,0 6,7 6,0 6,0 5,0 4,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,0
2. Textile materials equipped with ambient intelligence
(ex for Detection and prevention from adverse chemicals)
7,0 7,0 7,5 6,5 7,0 6,5 4,5 6,5 4,5 6,0 4,0 5,5
3. Appearance changing (eg luminescent) textiles reacting
to different types of sensors7,3 6,7 6,0 7,7 7,7 7,0 6,0 5,0 4,5 5,3 3,3 5,5
4. Textiles using piezo-electric materials as sensors 7,0 7,5 6,5 6,0 6,7 6,0 6,0 5,0 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,5
5. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with
embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in
blood…)
7,0 7,7 7,3 6,0 6,3 7,0 5,5 7,5 4,5 5,5 6,0 6,0
6. Soft and flexible textile based sensory fabric able to
optimize weight distribution on a seat7,0 7,5 7,5 7,0 7,5 7,0 6,5 6,5 6,5 4,0 4,0 4,5
7. Dresses reacting to the wearer’s activity and mood. 6,5 5,5 6,0 4,7 7,0 5,3 5,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 4,0 6,0
8. Electronic textiles for thermal control 8,5 6,5 5,5 5,3 7,3 6,0 5,0 4,0 4,5 4,5 6,5 4,5
9. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices (eg
foldable keyboards)7,5 6,5 7,5 6,7 7,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,5 6,0 5,5 6,5
10. Fabric displays for electronic devices 6,5 7,0 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,5 6,0 5,5 4,5 4,5 5,5 6,0
POTENTIAL OBSTACLES (1=inacceptable,
10=expected level) TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF OVERCOMING
OBSTACLE (1=inacceptable, 10=expected level)
1. Colour changing textiles based on smart
thermochromic dyestuffs7,0 6,0 5,3 5,0 6,0 5,5 4,5 4,5 5,5 4,5 3,5 6,0
2. Colour changing textiles based on thermochromic
pigments6,5 7,0 6,0 5,0 7,0 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,0 6,5 6,5 5,0
3. Colour changing textiles based on Photochromism 5,5 7,5 6,0 5,0 7,5 5,0 5,5 5,5 5,5 6,0 6,5 6,0
4. Colour changing textiles based on Photo-chromic dyes6,5 7,0 6,5 5,0 6,5 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,0 5,0 5,5 6,0
5. Colour changing textiles based on Electro-chromic
dyes6,0 7,0 5,0 5,0 5,5 7,0 7,0 5,5 6,0 7,0 5,0 6,0
1. Use for transporting inflatable structures of fibre
reinforced plastics with shape memory polymers as matrix 6,5 6,0 5,5 5,0 6,0 4,5 6,0 6,0 5,5 5,0 4,5 5,5
2. Casual and sportswear reacting to humidity and
temperature and keeping wearer warm in cold and cool in
hot environments (SMP)
7,0 7,5 7,0 6,5 7,5 6,5 6,5 5,5 5,5 6,5 4,5 6,0
3. Smart bra changing properties in response to breast
movement (contracts when the strain on it passes a limit)
– SMP
6,5 6,0 8,0 5,0 7,0 5,0 4,5 6,5 6,0 5,0 7,0 6,5
1. Shape memory alloys (SMA) 6,5 7,0 6,5 6,0 5,5 6,0 3,5 4,5 5,0 5,5 4,5 5,5
2. Superelastic bra-wires providing the comfort of nylon
and the support of steel (SMA)6,5 7,0 7,0 6,5 6,5 6,0 5,0 5,0 5,0 5,0 5,0 5,0
3. Wrinkle free shirts (SMA) 6,5 5,5 6,5 5,0 6,0 5,5 3,5 5,0 5,0 6,5 5,0 5,0
4. Shirts and Trousers with colour not fading, textile not
shrinking and staying without wrinkles and stains (SMA)7,0 7,0 7,0 5,5 5,5 5,5 5,5 6,0 4,5 5,0 5,0 6,0
5. Artificial textile muscles able to contract when they
receive an electronic signal.7,5 5,0 6,0 4,0 6,0 7,5 5,0 5,0 5,5 6,5 4,5 5,5
6. Surgical implants based on Shape MemoryAlloys 7,0 6,0 7,0 5,5 4,3 5,5 5,0 5,5 3,5 6,0 5,0 7,0
1. Fibres with controlled biodegradable properties 6,5 7,0 6,5 5,5 5,0 6,5 5,0 6,0 5,0 4,5 4,0 4,5
2. Yarn based sutures that change form in the body 5,5 6,5 7,0 6,0 6,5 8,0 5,5 5,0 5,0 4,0 3,5 3,5
3. catalytic fabric that can split up harmful substances, like
nicotine or formaldehyde, into their harmless elements
4,5 6,0 6,5 5,0 7,0 5,5 6,0 5,0 5,0 4,0 5,0 5,5
4. Textile items, containing fluff and seed fibres from
poplar trees.7,5 4,5 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,5 5,5 4,5 3,5 6,0 6,5 5,5
5. Textiles using auxetic materials 6,5 6,0 4,5 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,5 4,5
6. Biodegradable shape-shifting plastic for sutures that
allow an optimised tightening of the knot.6,5 6,5 6,5 6,0 6,5 5,5 4,5 3,5 6,5 5,0 5,0 5,0
7. Fabric coating made of Liquid Ceramic for light UV and
heat resistant clothes8,0 7,0 6,5 5,5 5,5 6,5 6,5 4,5 6,0 6,5 6,0 5,5
8. Textiles equipped with self-cleaning properties 7,0 7,5 7,0 4,5 5,5 7,0 6,0 6,0 5,5 6,0 5,0 5,5
9. Textiles with sonic properties (eg for absorbing
sounds)6,0 7,0 6,5 6,0 8,0 7,5 6,5 6,0 4,5 6,0 4,5 5,5
1. "Geotextile-based monitoring systems for the
measurement of strain, allowing measuring the
deformation and
7,0 6,7 7,7 6,0 7,3 5,0 6,5 6,0 5,5 6,0 7,0 5,0
2. absorbing behaviour of concrete reinforcements." 7,0 5,0 7,0 5,0 7,5 6,5 4,5 5,5 6,0 4,0 5,5 7,0
3. Matresses with shape memory properties obtained by
shape memory gels7,0 7,0 7,5 6,0 7,0 7,5 4,5 4,5 6,0 4,5 6,0 3,5
4. Jackets incorporating Aerogel 6,5 8,0 6,5 6,0 6,5 7,5 5,5 4,0 5,0 3,5 5,0 4,5
5. Membrane jackets equipped with integrated variable
heat insulation.7,5 6,5 7,0 7,0 5,5 6,5 5,5 4,5 4,5 4,5 5,5 4,5
6. Use in air filtration of high specific surface electrospun
fibers produced in high volumes7,5 7,0 9,0 4,0 8,0 5,5 4,0 5,5 5,0 6,0 5,5 6,0
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1. Intrinsically conductive fibres made of pure metal 6,8 6,6 7,0 6,0 6,0 5,4 6,5 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,5 6,0
2. Plastic Optical Fibres 6,3 6,0 5,7 5,8 6,3 4,3 7,0 6,3 6,7 5,3 5,7 5,0
3. Intrinsically conductive polymer fibres 6,3 3,8 6,0 4,0 5,7 6,0 5,5 5,5 4,5 5,5 6,0 4,3
4. Specially treated (coated/film) conductive fibres 7,0 5,0 5,8 4,3 6,3 4,8 5,0 5,5 5,0 5,0 3,5 5,3
1. integrating conductive yarns in the textile structure 7,0 8,0 7,3 4,7 7,0 7,7 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 6,3 6,7
2. applying a conductive layer on the surface 7,0 5,5 5,0 6,3 7,5 5,8 4,0 6,5 6,0 6,3 6,7 5,7
3. polymerisation of a polyester fabric with pyrrole 6,5 5,0 7,0 6,0 6,0 5,0 3,5 4,5 7,5 5,5 4,5 5,5
4. embroidery of a conductive structure to a ground 7,7 6,7 7,0 5,8 6,3 5,0 5,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 5,5
5. use of conductive inks 7,5 4,7 4,7 6,0 6,3 5,0 3,5 5,0 4,5 4,7 6,0 5,0
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons exposed to
risks (elderly, babies, workers_)7,6 7,4 7,2 6,0 6,8 6,8 6,0 6,3 5,7 6,3 6,3 6,3
2. Electronic textiles for thermal control 7,3 7,3 7,0 6,0 7,0 7,7 4,5 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,0 5,7
3. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting and
tracing products7,0 6,0 8,0 4,7 7,5 7,5 4,5 5,0 5,0 4,5 6,0 5,0
4. Optical fibres used as pressure, chemicals and
biological sensors in Technical Textiles6,3 7,0 6,7 4,8 5,8 6,7 6,7 6,0 6,7 5,7 5,7 7,0
5. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices (eg
foldable keyboards)7,3 6,0 7,0 6,7 6,7 5,7 6,5 6,0 5,0 6,0 6,7 5,3
6. Fabric displays for electronic devices 7,0 8,0 6,3 4,7 6,7 5,3 6,0 6,0 5,5 4,7 4,3 5,3
7. Textile-based displays (Optical Fibre Flexible Displays)6,0 6,5 7,5 4,7 7,0 6,0 6,0 6,5 6,0 4,0 5,3 4,5
8. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with
embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in
blood)
7,6 7,4 7,4 5,8 7,0 7,0 6,5 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 6,5
9. Electronic circuits etched on fabrics 7,0 6,7 7,0 6,0 7,5 5,0 4,5 5,0 3,5 4,5 6,0 6,0
1. Pressure sensors 7,0 6,3 7,0 5,7 7,0 6,5 4,5 5,0 4,5 5,5 5,5 5,0
2. Stretch sensors 7,5 7,0 7,0 6,0 6,5 6,5 4,0 4,5 7,0 6,0 5,0 5,0
3. Actuators 5,5 5,5 6,0 4,3 7,0 4,7 4,5 4,0 5,5 6,5 5,0 5,3
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons exposed to
risks (elderly, babies, workers…)6,7 7,3 8,0 6,7 6,0 6,0 5,0 4,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,0
2. Textile materials equipped with ambient intelligence
(ex for Detection and prevention from adverse chemicals)
7,0 7,0 7,5 6,5 7,0 6,5 4,5 6,5 4,5 6,0 4,0 5,5
3. Appearance changing (eg luminescent) textiles reacting
to different types of sensors7,3 6,7 6,0 7,7 7,7 7,0 6,0 5,0 4,5 5,3 3,3 5,5
4. Textiles using piezo-electric materials as sensors 7,0 7,5 6,5 6,0 6,7 6,0 6,0 5,0 5,0 6,0 5,0 5,5
5. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with
embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in
blood…)
7,0 7,7 7,3 6,0 6,3 7,0 5,5 7,5 4,5 5,5 6,0 6,0
6. Soft and flexible textile based sensory fabric able to
optimize weight distribution on a seat7,0 7,5 7,5 7,0 7,5 7,0 6,5 6,5 6,5 4,0 4,0 4,5
7. Dresses reacting to the wearer’s activity and mood. 6,5 5,5 6,0 4,7 7,0 5,3 5,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 4,0 6,0
8. Electronic textiles for thermal control 8,5 6,5 5,5 5,3 7,3 6,0 5,0 4,0 4,5 4,5 6,5 4,5
9. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices (eg
foldable keyboards)7,5 6,5 7,5 6,7 7,0 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,5 6,0 5,5 6,5
10. Fabric displays for electronic devices 6,5 7,0 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,5 6,0 5,5 4,5 4,5 5,5 6,0
POTENTIAL OBSTACLES (1=inacceptable,
10=expected level) TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF OVERCOMING
OBSTACLE (1=inacceptable, 10=expected level)
1. Fibres with controlled biodegradable properties 6,5 7,0 6,5 5,5 5,0 6,5 5,0 6,0 5,0 4,5 4,0 4,5
2. Yarn based sutures that change form in the body 5,5 6,5 7,0 6,0 6,5 8,0 5,5 5,0 5,0 4,0 3,5 3,5
3. catalytic fabric that can split up harmful substances, like
nicotine or formaldehyde, into their harmless elements
4,5 6,0 6,5 5,0 7,0 5,5 6,0 5,0 5,0 4,0 5,0 5,5
4. Textile items, containing fluff and seed fibres from
poplar trees.7,5 4,5 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,5 5,5 4,5 3,5 6,0 6,5 5,5
5. Textiles using auxetic materials 6,5 6,0 4,5 6,0 6,5 5,5 5,0 5,5 6,0 6,0 6,5 4,5
6. Biodegradable shape-shifting plastic for sutures that
allow an optimised tightening of the knot.6,5 6,5 6,5 6,0 6,5 5,5 4,5 3,5 6,5 5,0 5,0 5,0
7. Fabric coating made of Liquid Ceramic for light UV and
heat resistant clothes8,0 7,0 6,5 5,5 5,5 6,5 6,5 4,5 6,0 6,5 6,0 5,5
8. Textiles equipped with self-cleaning properties 7,0 7,5 7,0 4,5 5,5 7,0 6,0 6,0 5,5 6,0 5,0 5,5
9. Textiles with sonic properties (eg for absorbing
sounds)6,0 7,0 6,5 6,0 8,0 7,5 6,5 6,0 4,5 6,0 4,5 5,5
1. "Geotextile-based monitoring systems for the
measurement of strain, allowing measuring the
deformation and
7,0 6,7 7,7 6,0 7,3 5,0 6,5 6,0 5,5 6,0 7,0 5,0
2. absorbing behaviour of concrete reinforcements." 7,0 5,0 7,0 5,0 7,5 6,5 4,5 5,5 6,0 4,0 5,5 7,0
3. Matresses with shape memory properties obtained by
shape memory gels7,0 7,0 7,5 6,0 7,0 7,5 4,5 4,5 6,0 4,5 6,0 3,5
4. Jackets incorporating Aerogel 6,5 8,0 6,5 6,0 6,5 7,5 5,5 4,0 5,0 3,5 5,0 4,5
5. Membrane jackets equipped with integrated variable
heat insulation.7,5 6,5 7,0 7,0 5,5 6,5 5,5 4,5 4,5 4,5 5,5 4,5
6. Use in air filtration of high specific surface electrospun
fibers produced in high volumes7,5 7,0 9,0 4,0 8,0 5,5 4,0 5,5 5,0 6,0 5,5 6,0
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In this section a manifold of technologies, their obstacles and their technical feasibility to
overcome the obstacles mentioned, were evaluated. At this point, we would like to point out the
most important values in the collection, the highest ranks and the lowest ranks.
We are looking at the different technologies per current obstacle as well as the probability to
overcome them in future. A value of <5 was evaluated as low ranked, a value equal 8 and
above, as high.
(1) Integration of components: with ranks of 8 to 8,5, the current status of the technologies:
8. Electronic textiles for thermal control
4. (Wearable) Solar panels
2. Smart breathable fabrics which swell according temperature.
7. Fabric coating made of Liquid Ceramic for light UV and heat resistant clothes is satisfactory. Lower ranks and therefore a less satisfactory current level of the obstacle show the technologies:
3. Clothes able to capture, store and transform body's energy
3. catalytic fabric that can split up harmful substances, like nicotine or formaldehyde, into their harmless elements
As for the (2) Functional Performance and Reliability, the following technologies have been ranked high which leads to the assumption that the current level is satisfactory too.
1. integrating conductive yarns in the textile structure
6. Fabric displays for electronic devices
4. Jackets incorporating Aerogel Lower ranks were given to the technologies:
5. use of conductive inks
5. Super-absorbive polymers able to swell up to hundreds times their own weight
4. Fibres able to contract rapidly under pH change and develop forces equal to those of a human muscle
4. Textile items, containing fluff and seed fibres from poplar trees. Also satisfactory levels of the current status were set regarding (3) Safety and Health constraints (innocuousness, toxicity) for
3. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting and tracing products
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons exposed to risks (elderly, babies, workers…)
3. Smart bra changing properties in response to breast movement (contracts when the strain on it passes a limit) – SMP
6. Use in air filtration of high specific surface electro-spun fibers produced in high volumes
For the following technologies, the current level of the obstacle was evaluated lower.
5. use of conductive inks
5. Textiles using auxetic materials When it comes to (4) Cost, the experts estimate a medium level for most of the technologies. Some of them in opposite show very low values, which leads to the assumption that he current level of the obstacle is significant and difficult to overcome. The technologies ranked low are:
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3. Intrinsically conductive polymer fibres
4. Specially treated (coated/film) conductive fibres
1. integrating conductive yarns in the textile structure
3. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting and tracing products
4. Optical fibres used as pressure, chemicals and biological sensors in Technical Textiles
6. Fabric displays for electronic devices
7. Textile-based displays (Optical Fibre Flexible Displays)
3. Actuators
7. Dresses reacting to the wearer’s activity and mood.
3. Clothes able to capture, store and transform body's energy
1. Use in textiles of encapsulated phase change materials (in general)
2. Vapour phase shape-memory finishing processes for cotton and cellulosic materials -SMP
2. Smart breathable fabrics which swell and deswell according temperature.
5. Artificial textile muscles able to contract when they receive an electronic signal.
8. Textiles equipped with self-cleaning properties
6. Use in air filtration of high specific surface electrospun fibers produced in high volumes (5) Compatibility with existing production equipments, is an obstacle for which the current level is ranked high for the following technologies:
1. Use in textiles of encapsulated phase change materials (in general)
9. Textiles with sonic properties (e.g. for absorbing sounds)
6. Use in air filtration of high specific surface electrospun fibers produced in high volumes Low values were given to
2. Vapour phase shape-memory finishing processes for cotton and cellulosic materials -SMP
6. Surgical implants based on Shape MemoryAlloys As for the (6) Ease of use & Comfort and durability of final product, only the technology
2. Yarn based sutures that change form in the body seems to show a satisfactory current level. Unsatisfactory are the current level of the following technologies:
2. Plastic Optical Fibres
4. Specially treated (coated/film) conductive fibres
3. Actuators
1. Use in textiles of encapsulated phase change materials (in general)
1. Use for transporting inflatable structures of fibre reinforced plastics with shape memory polymers as matrix resin
The assessment of the future, meaning the technical feasibility to overcome the obstacles
detected do show a different outcome. Here low ranks of <4 were given to the technologies with
the least probability to overcome an obstacle. Values of min 7 indicated a high probability to
overcome the obstacle.
The following observations could be made:
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(1) Integration of components, forecasting the future, this obstacle is most probable to be overcome for the technologies:
2. Plastic Optical Fibres
5. Colour changing textiles based on Electro-chromic dyes Least probable to overcome this obstacle is expected for the technologies:
3. polymerisation of a polyester fabric with pyrrole
5. use of conductive inks
1. Shape memory alloys (SMA)
3. Wrinkle free shirts (SMA) For the obstacle (2) Functional Performance and Reliability, the probability to be overcome si high in the following technologies:
5. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in blood…)
The probability is low for:
6. Biodegradable shape-shifting plastic for sutures that allow an optimised tightening of the knot.
When it comes to (3) Safety and Health constraints (innocuousness, toxicity), some of the technologies are ranked high, as
3. polymerisation of a polyester fabric with pyrrole
2. Stretch sensors some are ranked low
9. Electronic circuits etched on fabrics
6. Surgical implants based on Shape MemoryAlloys
Textile items, containing fluff and seed fibres from poplar trees. (4) Cost is an obstacle for future technologies. Highest ranking and therefore high probability to overcome this obstacle are seen in
2. Transponders
5. Colour changing textiles based on Electro-chromic dyes lowest rankings and therefore lowest chance to overcome the obstacles are indicated for:
4. Jackets incorporating Aerogel (5) Compatibility with existing production equipments. This obstacle is evaluated by the experts as most probable to overcome for
11. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting and tracing products
3. Smart bra changing properties in response to breast movement (contracts when the strain on it passes a limit) – SMP
1. "Geotextile-based monitoring systems for the measurement of strain, allowing measuring the deformation and
Least probable to overcome this obstacle is estimated for
4. Specially treated (coated/film) conductive fibres
2. Vapour phase shape-memory finishing processes for cotton and cellulosic materials -SMP
1. Textiles which become more breathable, the more moisture is build up inside the clothing.
1. Colour changing textiles based on smart thermochromic dyestuffs
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2. Yarn based sutures that change form in the body (6) Ease of use & Comfort and durability of final product is a minor obstacle for the following technologies:
4. Optical fibres used as pressure, chemicals and biological sensors in Technical Textiles
2. Multi-sensorial clothing delivering flagrance and medication
6. Surgical implants based on Shape MemoryAlloys
2. absorbing behaviour of concrete reinforcements." A major obstacle and difficult to overcome in future, it is for
2. Yarn based sutures that change form in the body
3. Mattresses with shape memory properties obtained by shape memory gels The future Scientific Interest for Research in this field is ranked high for the following technologies:
3. Intrinsically conductive polymer fibres
1. integrating conductive yarns in the textile structure
2. Electronic textiles for thermal control
4. Optical fibres used as pressure, chemicals and biological sensors in Technical Textiles
5. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices (eg foldable keyboards)
6. Fabric displays for electronic devices
7. Textile-based displays (Optical Fibre Flexible Displays)
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons exposed to risks (elderly, babies, workers…)
9. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices (eg foldable keyboards)
3. Clothes able to capture, store and transform body's energy
3. Nanotechnology treatment for minimising permanently wrinkles and offering softness and breathability-SMP
4. Textiles for protection against fire using shape memory materials
5. Colour changing textiles based on Electro-chromic dyes
2. Casual and sportswear reacting to humidity and temperature and keeping wearer warm in cold and cool in hot environments (SMP)
3. catalytic fabric that can split up harmful substances, like nicotine or formaldehyde, into their harmless elements
In opposite it is ranked low for:
4. Textiles using piezo-electric materials as sensors
3. Smart bra changing properties in response to breast movement (contracts when the strain on it passes a limit) – SMP
A rank of minimum 8 indicated a high ranking, whereas a value of 4,5 or below showed a low ranking. The future EU Research position in this field also was evaluated by the experts. Here high values were given to:
5. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in blood…)
6. Soft and flexible textile based sensory fabric able to optimize weight distribution on a seat
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3. Nanotechnology treatment for minimising permanently wrinkles and offering softness and breathability-SMP
3. Colour changing textiles based on Photochromism whereas low values were given to the technologies:
5. use of conductive inks
6. Fabric displays for electronic devices
1. Power generators
2. Multisensorial clothing delivering flagrance and medication
3. Smooth drug release systems based on polymer textile fibres
2. Vapour phase shape-memory finishing processes for cotton and cellulosic materials -SMP
1. Textiles which become more breathable, the more moisture is build up inside the clothing.
2. Smart breathable fabrics which swell and deswell according temperature.
5. Artificial textile muscles able to contract when they receive an electronic signal.
1. "Geotextile-based monitoring systems for the measurement of strain, allowing measuring the deformation
5. Membrane jackets equipped with integrated variable heat insulation.
3. Conclusion
The SYSTEX Delphi study was successfully completed. In general, all experts asked were
positive about the future smart textiles market. The experts think that the market is supposed to
grow and will reach a significant status until 2020, latest. Technologies which still need to be
investigated and problems to be solved have been detected in this survey. Together with the
SYSTEX vision paper, the SYSTEX market study this document is a helpful tool to get an idea
about the smart textiles market.
From the first part of the SYSTEX Delphi Study, we conclude that even though a lot of funding
for intelligent textiles research is going into the field of health care, the experts do think that
sports and protective clothing are the most important markets in which the probability of the
application intelligent textiles technologies is the highest. This leads to the question if the current
funding schemes do not target the right markets, i.e. focus on health care whereas other
markets would be developing much faster in case they would get the right financial support.
Furthermore, it seems to be obvious that compared to the market of sports, the health care
market and its development seems to be slower. changes are expected later in time when being
compared to protective or sports market. This might be due to the regulations and standards
existing in this particular market. It might be recommended to support the validation step for
health care products which seem to be an important barrier in bringing intelligent textiles to the
market.
Positively, it can be recognised that the experts think that intelligent textiles improve the
attractiveness of the textile sector. The experts are convinced that higher qualified persons will
chose the textile industry to work in and therefore research will be supported. The so-called
sexiness of the textile industry is on a good way to recover to attract more qualified personnel.
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When speaking of personnel, it shall not be forgotten that education needs to be supported to
guarantee that qualified personnel is available when needed. Investment in the employee of the
future should already be done in education.
From round 2 of the SYSTEX Delphi study we conclude the following:
The Industry experts gave an indication which technologies or better which types of intelligent
textiles will gain market relevance and when. In the first part, the experts were asked to estimate
which types of intelligent textiles will be interesting for future application in four different
application fields clothing in general, protective clothing, technical textiles in general and textiles
in health care.
Obvious is that for the clothing sector the more specialist application areas are seen as more
important. In technical textiles, the general application seems to be more interesting than the
specialized market of health care.
All types of intelligent textiles are interesting for the experts but in different application areas. We
are referring to the conclusion in section 2.2.1. All technologies were given a good probability to
be introduced into the markets until 2020 latest.
The R&D experts gave their input regarding the technologies in the field of intelligent textiles.
The first step in future development of smart textiles, is seems in the field of passive smart
materials. Also promising are smart textiles without incorporated power.
As for the process technologies applied in the field of intelligent textiles, extruding, actuator
technology, sewing, electronics, knitting and braiding/embroidery showed to be important for
observation and further actions.
Based on the results of the second round of the SYSTEX Delphi Study, the EU should invest in the following technologies since the research position in these technologies is estimated as insufficient in the future:
5. use of conductive inks
6. Fabric displays for electronic devices
1. Power generators
2. Multi-sensorial clothing delivering flagrance and medication
3. Smooth drug release systems based on polymer textile fibres
2. Vapour phase shape-memory finishing processes for cotton and cellulosic materials -SMP
1. Textiles which become more breathable, the more moisture is build up inside the clothing.
2. Smart breathable fabrics which swell and de-swell according temperature.
5. Artificial textile muscles able to contract when they receive an electronic signal.
1. "Geotextile-based monitoring systems for the measurement of strain, allowing measuring the deformation
5. Membrane jackets equipped with integrated variable heat insulation.
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The experts think that the research fields of
5. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes with embedded health measuring devices (hart rate, oxygen in blood…)
6. Soft and flexible textile based sensory fabric able to optimize weight distribution on a seat
3. Nanotechnology treatment for minimising permanently wrinkles and offering softness and breathability-SMP
3. Colour changing textiles based on Photochromism will be sufficiently be addressed in future.
This results confirms the results in section 2.1.2, in which the values show that the health care
market is seen as one of the major markets in which intelligent textiles could find their
application but 15 % of the interviewees do not see any significant change in this market for
intelligent textiles until 2020. Research in the field of health care does seem to be sufficiently
covered, whereas attractive markets and therefore field of research like in sports are not
sufficiently addressed by the EU.
For detailed information, we are referring to the intermediate conclusion in each section of this
document.
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Annex 1: Delphi Study Round 1
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Annex 2: Delphi Study Round 2 – Industry Experts Part A.1
1) Industry Experts
a) Industry Experts - General: market forecasts about the market application fields of intelligent textiles– 3 questions
I) FORECAST which sectors or sub-sectors will be interesting for the expert (indicated with an x)
APPLICATION FIELDS
Textiles for clothing Technical
Textiles
7 TYPES OF INTELLIGENT
TEXTILES (Textiles
incorporating…)
in general for industrial
workers including
protective clothing
(including for
rescue workers)
in general hygiene & health
care protective
textiles
EXAMPLE: Conductive materials and
lighting fibres
x x
Conductive materials and lighting fibres
Electronic components, sensors and
actuators
Materials generating energy and power
supply
Materials allowing Encapsulation and
grafting of advanced properties (ex-
microencapsulation)
Advanced polymers (ex Shape Memory
Polymers, Piezoelectric, Stimuli sensitive,
Colour change polymers)
Other advanced materials (Metallic,
Ceramic,…like Shape Memory Alloys)
Others, please specify:
II) FORECAST year in which > 10% of textiles in use
APPLICATION FIELDSTextiles for clothing Technical Textiles
7 TYPES OF INTELLIGENT TEXTILES
(Textiles incorporating…)
in general for industrial workers
including protective
clothing (including for
rescue workers)
in general hygiene & health care
protective textiles
EXAMPLE: Conductive materials and
lighting fibres
2020 2021 2015 2016
Conductive materials and lighting fibres
Electronic components, sensors and
actuators
Materials generating energy and power
supply
Materials allowing Encapsulation and
grafting of advanced properties (ex-
microencapsulation)
Advanced polymers (ex Shape Memory
Polymers, Piezoelectric, Stimuli sensitive,
Colour change polymers)
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Other advanced materials (Metallic,
Ceramic,…like Shape Memory Alloys)
Others, please specify:
III) FORECAST Market shares Sales
8 POSSIBLE APPLICATION FIELDsTextiles for clothing Technical Textiles
7 TYPES OF INTELLIGENT TEXTILES
(Textiles incorporating…)
FORECAST in general for industrial workers
including protective
clothing (including for
rescue workers)
in general hygiene & health care
protective textiles
EXAMPLE: Conductive materials and
lighting fibres
market share
(%) in 2015
2 1 30 20
market share
(%) in 2020
5 2 40 20
market share
(%) in 2030
10 5 50 10
Conductive materials and lighting fibres market share
(%) in 2015
market share
(%) in 2020
market share
(%) in 2030
Electronic components, sensors and
actuators
market share
(%) in 2015
market share
(%) in 2020
market share
(%) in 2030
Materials generating energy and power
supply
market share
(%) in 2015
market share
(%) in 2020
market share
(%) in 2030
Materials allowing Encapsulation and
grafting of advanced properties (ex-
microencapsulation)
market share
(%) in 2015
market share
(%) in 2020
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market share
(%) in 2030
Advanced polymers (ex Shape Memory
Polymers, Piezoelectric, Stimuli sensitive,
Colour change polymers)
market share
(%) in 2015
market share
(%) in 2020
market share
(%) in 2030
Other advanced materials (Metallic,
Ceramic,…like Shape Memory Alloys)
market share
(%) in 2015
market share
(%) in 2020
market share
(%) in 2030
Others, please specify:
market share
(%) in 2015
market share
(%) in 2020
market share
(%) in 2030
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Annex 3: Delphi Study Round 2 – Industry Experts Part A.2
1) Industry Experts
b) Industry Experts - Specialized
(types of intelligent textiles’ components and applications identified in the State of the Art Study of Clevertex )
CURRENT LEVEL of potential technical obstacles for business adoption
scale: 1-10 (1=inacceptable, 10=expected level) (1)
Integration of
components
(2)
Functional
Performance
and
Reliability
(3)
Safety and
Health
constraints
(innocuousn
ess, toxicity)
(4)
Cost
(5)
Compatibility
with existing
production
equipments
(6)
Ease of use
& Comfort
and durability
of final
product
example
3) Membrane jackets equipped with
integrated variable heat insulation.
3 4 8 9 8 5
V.1.1. 20 cases for Clothing Industry
1) Sports and outdoor garments regulating
their thermal properties under high variation
of temperatures by using encapsulated
phase change materials
2) Smart breathable fabrics which swell and
deswell according temperature.
3) Membrane jackets equipped with
integrated variable heat insulation.
4) Textiles which become more breathable,
the more moisture is build up inside the
clothing.
5) Casual and sportswear reacting to
humidity and temperature and keeping
wearer warm in cold and cool in hot
environments (SMP)
6) Superelastic bra-wires providing the
comfort of nylon and the support of steel
(SMA)
7) Smart bra changing properties in
response to breast movement (contracts
when the strain on it passes a limit) - SMP
8) Clothes using Fibres with controlled
biodegradable properties
9) Cloths with self-cleaning properties
10) Wrinkle free shirts (SMA)
11) Shirts and Trousers with colour not
fading, textile not shrinking and staying
without wrinkles and stains (SMA)
12) Nanotechnology treatment for
minimising permanently wrinkles and
offering softness and breathability-SMP
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13) Clothing based on colour changing
textiles (eg for Camouflage or for Aesthetic)
14) Textile-based displays for clothes for
fun/entertainment
15) Dresses reacting to the wearer’s activity
and mood.
16) Clothes with integrated mobile phones,
Mp3 players and other electronic devices
17) Clothes with integrated Fabric antennas
18) Clothes able to capture, store and
transform body's energy
19) Ambient intelligence clothes - detect
environmental irritants (pollution) or external
agressions (dangerous objects or
individuals)
20) Traceable clothes (incorporating RFID
chips with power and antennas to send
signals)
V.1.2. 4 Cases for protective clothing
1) Protection clothes against fire using
shape memory materials
2) Textile-based displays for protective
clothes (fire-fighting, lightening in the dark)
3) Fabric coating made of Liquid Ceramic for
light UV and heat resistant clothes
4) Wearable personal health assistants
(capture heart rate, respiration, movement,
blood pressure, ECG_)
V.1.4. 25 Cases for Technical Textiles
1) Colour changing textiles used for
aesthetic purposes (Decoration)
2) Colour changing textiles used for
displaying temperature
3) Colour changing textiles to create
information patterns by using the
embroidery technique
4) Textile lighting panels based on optical
fibres
5) Bright optical display textiles for
displaying texts
6) Optical fibres used as pressure,
chemicals and biological sensors in
Technical Textiles
7) Appearance changing (eg luminescent)
textiles reacting to different types of sensors
8) Electronic textiles for thermal control
9) Textile-based health sensors and systems
10) Textile materials equipped with ambient
intelligence (ex for Detection and prevention
from adverse chemicals)
11) Textile providing security and tracing of
goods (RFID based and others)
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12) Textile Solar panels
13) Smart fabric controllers for electronic
devices (eg foldable keyboards)
14) Electronic circuits etched on fabrics
15) Textiles for protection against fire, using
shape memory materials
16) Fibre reinforced plastics with shape
memory polymers as matrix resin for
transporting inflatable structures
17) Humidity sensitive shape materials for
making hygiene products more compacts
when moisture is sensed
18) Superabsorbive polymers able to swell
up to hundreds times their own weight
19) Textiles using piezo-electric materials as
sensors
20) Fibres with controlled biodegradable
properties
21) Textiles equipped with self-cleaning
properties
22) Use in air filtration of high specific
surface electrospun fibers produced in high
volumes
23) Textile items, containing the fluff and
seed fibres from poplar trees.
24) Textiles with sonic properties (eg for
absorbing sounds)
25) Catalytic fabric that can split up harmful
substances, like nicotine or formaldehyde,
into their harmless elements
V.1.5. 8 Cases for Health applications
1) Artificial textile muscles able to contract
when they receive an electronic signal.
2) Yarn based sutures that change form in
the body
3) Biodegradable shape-shifting plastic for
sutures that allow an optimised tightening of
the knot.
4) Surgical implants based on Shape
Memory Alloys
5) Fibres able to contract rapidly under pH
change and develop forces equal to those of
a human muscle
6) Clothes allowing weight monitoring
7) Health clothing based on colour changing
materials
8) Smooth drug release systems based on
stimuli-sensitive polymer textile fibres
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Forecasts on expected evolutionNon technical
obstacles:
Too (small
niche in the
market/
Market not
ready yet /
Not
fashionable)
Name of
possible non-
technical
obstacles like
legislation (if
high)
Business
feasibility if
technical
obstacles are
solved
Horizon of
Possible
Business
Adoption
1= low, 10=
high
1= low, 10=
high
2011 to 2030
example 2) Smart breathable fabrics which
swell and deswell according temperature.
10 standardisation 8 2015
V.1.1. 20 cases for Clothing Industry
1) Sports and outdoor garments regulating their
thermal properties under high variation of
temperatures by using encapsulated phase
change materials
2) Smart breathable fabrics which swell and
deswell according temperature.
3) Membrane jackets equipped with integrated
variable heat insulation.
4) Textiles which become more breathable, the
more moisture is build up inside the clothing.
5) Casual and sportswear reacting to humidity
and temperature and keeping wearer warm in
cold and cool in hot environments (SMP)
6) Superelastic bra-wires providing the comfort
of nylon and the support of steel (SMA)
7) Smart bra changing properties in response to
breast movement (contracts when the strain on
it passes a limit) - SMP
8) Clothes using Fibres with controlled
biodegradable properties
9) Cloths with self-cleaning properties
10) Wrinkle free shirts (SMA)
11) Shirts and Trousers with colour not fading,
textile not shrinking and staying without
wrinkles and stains (SMA)
12) Nanotechnology treatment for minimising
permanently wrinkles and offering softness and
breathability-SMP
13) Clothing based on colour changing textiles
(eg for Camouflage or for Aesthetic)
14) Textile-based displays for clothes for
fun/entertainment
15) Dresses reacting to the wearer’s activity and
mood.
16) Clothes with integrated mobile phones, Mp3
players and other electronic devices
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17) Clothes with integrated Fabric antennas
18) Clothes able to capture, store and transform
body's energy
19) Ambient intelligence clothes - detect
environmental irritants (pollution) or external
agressions (dangerous objects or individuals)
20) Traceable clothes (incorporating RFID chips
with power and antennas to send signals)
V.1.2. 4 Cases for protective clothing
1) Protection clothes against fire using shape
memory materials
2) Textile-based displays for protective clothes
(fire-fighting, lightening in the dark)
3) Fabric coating made of Liquid Ceramic for
light UV and heat resistant clothes
4) Wearable personal health assistants (capture
heart rate, respiration, movement, blood
pressure, ECG_)
V.1.4. 25 Cases for Technical Textiles
1) Colour changing textiles used for aesthetic
purposes (Decoration)
2) Colour changing textiles used for displaying
temperature
3) Colour changing textiles to create
information patterns by using the embroidery
technique
4) Textile lighting panels based on optical fibres
5) Bright optical display textiles for displaying
texts
6) Optical fibres used as pressure, chemicals
and biological sensors in Technical Textiles
7) Appearance changing (eg luminescent)
textiles reacting to different types of sensors
8) Electronic textiles for thermal control
9) Textile-based health sensors and systems
10) Textile materials equipped with ambient
intelligence (ex for Detection and prevention
from adverse chemicals)
11) Textile providing security and tracing of
goods (RFID based and others)
12) Textile Solar panels
13) Smart fabric controllers for electronic
devices (eg foldable keyboards)
14) Electronic circuits etched on fabrics
15) Textiles for protection against fire, using
shape memory materials
16) Fibre reinforced plastics with shape
memory polymers as matrix resin for
transporting inflatable structures
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17) Humidity sensitive shape materials for
making hygiene products more compacts when
moisture is sensed
18) Superabsorbive polymers able to swell up
to hundreds times their own weight
19) Textiles using piezo-electric materials as
sensors
20) Fibres with controlled biodegradable
properties
21) Textiles equipped with self-cleaning
properties
22) Use in air filtration of high specific surface
electrospun fibers produced in high volumes
23) Textile items, containing the fluff and seed
fibres from poplar trees.
24) Textiles with sonic properties (eg for
absorbing sounds)
25) Catalytic fabric that can split up harmful
substances, like nicotine or formaldehyde, into
their harmless elements
V.1.5. 8 Cases for Health applications
1) Artificial textile muscles able to contract
when they receive an electronic signal.
2) Yarn based sutures that change form in the
body
3) Biodegradable shape-shifting plastic for
sutures that allow an optimised tightening of
the knot.
4) Surgical implants based on Shape Memory
Alloys
5) Fibres able to contract rapidly under pH
change and develop forces equal to those of a
human muscle
6) Clothes allowing weight monitoring
7) Health clothing based on colour changing
materials
8) Smooth drug release systems based on
stimuli-sensitive polymer textile fibres
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Industrial impact (on the sector or sub-sector), in case of adoption, in terms of:Development Competitiveness Added-Value Any
Remarks/Com
ments
1= low, 10=
high
1= low, 10= high 1= low, 10=
high
example 14) Textile-based displays for clothes
for fun/entertainment
8 8 7 none
V.1.1. 20 cases for Clothing Industry
1) Sports and outdoor garments regulating
their thermal properties under high variation of
temperatures by using encapsulated phase
change materials
2) Smart breathable fabrics which swell and
deswell according temperature.
3) Membrane jackets equipped with integrated
variable heat insulation.
4) Textiles which become more breathable, the
more moisture is build up inside the clothing.
5) Casual and sportswear reacting to humidity
and temperature and keeping wearer warm in
cold and cool in hot environments (SMP)
6) Superelastic bra-wires providing the
comfort of nylon and the support of steel
(SMA)
7) Smart bra changing properties in response
to breast movement (contracts when the strain
on it passes a limit) - SMP
8) Clothes using Fibres with controlled
biodegradable properties
9) Cloths with self-cleaning properties
10) Wrinkle free shirts (SMA)
11) Shirts and Trousers with colour not fading,
textile not shrinking and staying without
wrinkles and stains (SMA)
12) Nanotechnology treatment for minimising
permanently wrinkles and offering softness
and breathability-SMP
13) Clothing based on colour changing textiles
(eg for Camouflage or for Aesthetic)
14) Textile-based displays for clothes for
fun/entertainment
15) Dresses reacting to the wearer’s activity
and mood.
16) Clothes with integrated mobile phones,
Mp3 players and other electronic devices
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17) Clothes with integrated Fabric antennas
18) Clothes able to capture, store and
transform body's energy
19) Ambient intelligence clothes - detect
environmental irritants (pollution) or external
agressions (dangerous objects or individuals)
20) Traceable clothes (incorporating RFID
chips with power and antennas to send
signals)
V.1.2. 4 Cases for protective clothing
1) Protection clothes against fire using shape
memory materials
2) Textile-based displays for protective clothes
(fire-fighting, lightening in the dark)
3) Fabric coating made of Liquid Ceramic for
light UV and heat resistant clothes
4) Wearable personal health assistants
(capture heart rate, respiration, movement,
blood pressure, ECG_)
V.1.4. 25 Cases for Technical Textiles
1) Colour changing textiles used for aesthetic
purposes (Decoration)
2) Colour changing textiles used for displaying
temperature
3) Colour changing textiles to create
information patterns by using the embroidery
technique
4) Textile lighting panels based on optical
fibres
5) Bright optical display textiles for displaying
texts
6) Optical fibres used as pressure, chemicals
and biological sensors in Technical Textiles
7) Appearance changing (eg luminescent)
textiles reacting to different types of sensors
8) Electronic textiles for thermal control
9) Textile-based health sensors and systems
10) Textile materials equipped with ambient
intelligence (ex for Detection and prevention
from adverse chemicals)
11) Textile providing security and tracing of
goods (RFID based and others)
12) Textile Solar panels
13) Smart fabric controllers for electronic
devices (eg foldable keyboards)
14) Electronic circuits etched on fabrics
15) Textiles for protection against fire, using
shape memory materials
16) Fibre reinforced plastics with shape
memory polymers as matrix resin for
transporting inflatable structures
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17) Humidity sensitive shape materials for
making hygiene products more compacts
when moisture is sensed
18) Superabsorbive polymers able to swell up
to hundreds times their own weight
19) Textiles using piezo-electric materials as
sensors
20) Fibres with controlled biodegradable
properties
21) Textiles equipped with self-cleaning
properties
22) Use in air filtration of high specific surface
electrospun fibers produced in high volumes
23) Textile items, containing the fluff and seed
fibres from poplar trees.
24) Textiles with sonic properties (eg for
absorbing sounds)
25) Catalytic fabric that can split up harmful
substances, like nicotine or formaldehyde, into
their harmless elements
V.1.5. 8 Cases for Health applications
1) Artificial textile muscles able to contract
when they receive an electronic signal.
2) Yarn based sutures that change form in the
body
3) Biodegradable shape-shifting plastic for
sutures that allow an optimised tightening of
the knot.
4) Surgical implants based on Shape Memory
Alloys
5) Fibres able to contract rapidly under pH
change and develop forces equal to those of a
human muscle
6) Clothes allowing weight monitoring
7) Health clothing based on colour changing
materials
8) Smooth drug release systems based on
stimuli-sensitive polymer textile fibres
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Annex 4: Delphi Study Round 2 –R&D Experts Part B1
2) R&D Experts
a) R&D Experts - General
i) Questionnaire on RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES for main categories of smart textiles
CURRENT LEVEL of 6 potential TECHNICAL OBSTACLES to deploymentscale: 1-10 (1=inacceptable,
10=expected level)
(1)
Integration of
components
(2) Functional
Performance and
Reliability
(3) Safety
and Health
constraints
(innocuousness,
toxicity)
(4) Cost (5) Compatibility
with existing
production
equipments
(6) Ease
of use & Comfort
and durability of
final product
EXAMPLE 4 5 6 9 4 6
Smart materials without incorporated power
source
> Passive smart materials (sensors of their
environment or of external stimuli)
> Active smart materials (sensors but also
actuators - react to information)
> Very smart materials (sense, transmit and
process data, adapt their reaction)
Smart materials with incorporated power
source
> Passive smart materials (sensors of their
environment or of external stimuli)
> Active smart materials (sensors but also
actuators - react to information)
> Very smart materials (sense, transmit and
process data, adapt their reaction)
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY of overcoming the 6 potential obstaclesscale: 1-10 (1=low, 10=high) (1)
Integration of
components
(2) Functional
Performance and
Reliability
(3) Safety
and Health
constraints
(innocuousness,
toxicity)
(4) Cost (5) Compatibility
with existing
production
equipments
(6) Ease
of use & Comfort
and durability of
final product
EXAMPLE 8 8 9 4 8 6
Smart materials without incorporated power
source
> Passive smart materials (sensors of their
environment or of external stimuli)
> Active smart materials (sensors but also
actuators - react to information)
> Very smart materials (sense, transmit and
process data, adapt their reaction)
Smart materials with incorporated power
source
> Passive smart materials (sensors of their
environment or of external stimuli)
> Active smart materials (sensors but also
actuators - react to information)
> Very smart materials (sense, transmit and
process data, adapt their reaction)
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Forecasts and other commentsScientific
Interest for
Research in this
field
EU Research
position in this
field
Horizon of
Deployment from
a Scientific point
of view
Explicative
Comments and
Open Remarks
scale: 1-10 (1=
low, 10=high)
scale: 1-10 (1=
weak, 10=leading)
scale: 2011 - 2030
EXAMPLE 8 5 2018 none
Smart materials without incorporated power
source
> Passive smart materials (sensors of their
environment or of external stimuli)
> Active smart materials (sensors but also
actuators - react to information)
> Very smart materials (sense, transmit and
process data, adapt their reaction)
Smart materials with incorporated power
source
> Passive smart materials (sensors of their
environment or of external stimuli)
> Active smart materials (sensors but also
actuators - react to information)
> Very smart materials (sense, transmit and
process data, adapt their reaction)
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ii) Questionnaire on RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES for processes and technologies involved in smart materials production
CURRENT LEVEL of 6 potential TECHNICAL OBSTACLES to deploymentscale: 1-10 (1=inacceptable,
10=expected level)
(1)
Integration of
components
(2) Functional
Performance and
Reliability
(3) Safety
and Health
constraints
(innocuousness,
toxicity)
(4) Cost (5) Compatibility
with existing
production
equipments
(6) Ease
of use & Comfort
and durability of
final product
example extruding 3 3 7 8 4 8
12 processes used for producing smart
textiles
spinning
extruding
weaving
knitting
making a non
woven
braiding,
embroidering
sewing
coating
finishing
laminating
printing
8 technologies required for producing
smart materials
textiles technology
and equipment
clothing
technology and
equipment
material sciences
structural
mechanics
sensors
technology
actuators
technology
biology
electronics
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY of overcoming the 6 potential obstaclesscale: 1-10 (1=low, 10=high) (1)
Integration of
components
(2) Functional
Performance and
Reliability
(3) Safety
and Health
constraints
(innocuousness,
toxicity)
(4) Cost (5) Compatibility
with existing
production
equipments
(6) Ease
of use & Comfort
and durability of
final product
EXAMPLE process 8 8 9 4 8 6
12 processes used for producing smart
textiles
Spinning
extruding
weaving
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knitting
making a non
woven
braiding,
embroidering
sewing
coating
finishing
laminating
printing
8 technologies required for producing
smart materials
textiles technology
and equipment
clothing
technology and
equipment
material sciences
structural
mechanics
sensors
technology
actuators
technology
biology
electronics
Forecasts and other commentsScientific
Interest for
Research in this
field
EU Research
position in this
field
Horizon of
Deployment from
a Scientific point
of view
Explicative
Comments and
Open Remarks
scale: 1-10 (1=
low, 10=high)
scale: 1-10 (1=
weak, 10=leading)
scale: 2011 - 2030
EXAMPLE process 8 5 none
12 processes used for producing smart
textiles
spinning
extruding
weaving
knitting
making a non-
woven
braiding,
embroidering
sewing
coating
finishing
laminating
printing
8 technologies required for producing
smart materials
textiles technology
and equipment
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
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Annex 5: Delphi Study Round 2 –R&D Experts Part B.2
2) R&D Experts
b) R&D - Specialized
POTENTIAL OBSTACLESscale: 1-10 (1=inacceptable, 10=expected level) (1)
Integration of
components
(2) Functional
Performance
and Reliability
(3) Safety
and Health
constraints
(innocuousness
, toxicity)
(4)
Cost
(5) Compatibility
with existing
production
equipments
(6) Ease
of use &
Comfort and
durability of
final product
example
1. Intrinsically conductive fibres made of pure
metal
10 8 10 7 8 6
V.2.1. Conductive textiles components : 18 cases
Conductive Fibers (4)
1. Intrinsically conductive fibres made of pure
metal
2. Plastic Optical Fibres
3. Intrinsically conductive polymer fibres
4. Specially treated (coated/film) conductive fibres
Conductive Fabrics obtained by (5)
1. integrating conductive yarns in the textile
structure
2. applying a conductive layer on the surface
3. polymerisation of a polyester fabric with pyrrole
4. embroidery of a conductive structure to a
ground structure
5. use of conductive inks
Applications (9)
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons
exposed to risks (elderly, babies, workers_)
2. Electronic textiles for thermal control
3. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting
and tracing products
4. Optical fibres used as pressure, chemicals and
biological sensors in Technical Textiles
5. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices
(eg foldable keyboards)
6. Fabric displays for electronic devices
7. Textile-based displays (Optical Fibre Flexible
Displays)
8. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes
with embedded health measuring devices (hart
rate, oxygen in blood)
9. Electronic circuits etched on fabrics
V.2.2. Electronic components, sensors and
actuators components: 14 cases
Textile Functions/Uses (3)
1. Pressure sensors
2. Stretch sensors
3. Actuators
Applications (11)
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
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1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons
exposed to risks (elderly, babies, workers…)
2. Textile materials equipped with ambient
intelligence (ex for Detection and prevention from
adverse chemicals)
3. Appearance changing (eg luminescent) textiles
reacting to different types of sensors
4. Textiles using piezo-electric materials as
sensors
5. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes
with embedded health measuring devices (hart
rate, oxygen in blood…)
6. Soft and flexible textile based sensory fabric
able to optimize weight distribution on a seat
7. Dresses reacting to the wearer’s activity and
mood.
8. Electronic textiles for thermal control
9. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices
(eg foldable keyboards)
10. Fabric displays for electronic devices
11. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting
and tracing products
V.2.3. Materials generating energy and power
supply: 4 cases
Applications (4)
1. Power generators
2. Transponders
3. Clothes able to capture, store and transform
body's energy
4. (Wearable) Solar panels
V.2.4. Materials allowing Encapsulation and
grafting of advanced properties: 3
Applications (3)
1. Use in textiles of encapsulated phase change
materials (in general)
2. Multisensorial clothing delivering flagrance and
medication
3. Smooth drug release systems based on polymer
textile fibres
V.2.5. Advanced polymers (ex Shape Memory
Polymers, Piezoelectric, Stimuli sensitive, Colour
change polymers): 17 cases
Shape memory polymers (SMP) -5
1. Shape memory polymers (SMP)
2. Vapour phase shape-memory finishing
processes for cotton and cellulosic materials -
SMP
3. Nanotechnology treatment for minimising
permanently wrinkles and offering softness and
breathability-SMP
4. Textiles for protection against fire using shape
memory materials
5. Superabsorbive polymers able to swell up to
hundreds times their own weight
Stimuli-Sensitive Polymers - 4
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
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1. Textiles which become more breathable, the
more moisture is build up inside the clothing.
2. Smart breathable fabrics which swell and
deswell according temperature.
3. Humidity sensitive shape materials for making
hygiene products more compacts when moisture
is sensed
4. Fibres able to contract rapidly under pH change
and develop forces equal to those of a human
muscle
Colour Change Polymers - 5
1. Colour changing textiles based on smart
thermochromic dyestuffs
2. Colour changing textiles based on
thermochromic pigments
3. Colour changing textiles based on
Photochromism
4. Colour changing textiles based on Photo-
chromic dyes
5. Colour changing textiles based on Electro-
chromic dyes
Applications - 3
1. Use for transporting inflatable structures of
fibre reinforced plastics with shape memory
polymers as matrix resin
2. Casual and sportswear reacting to humidity and
temperature and keeping wearer warm in cold and
cool in hot environments (SMP)
3. Smart bra changing properties in response to
breast movement (contracts when the strain on it
passes a limit) – SMP
V.2.6. Other advanced materials (Metallic,
Ceramic, Shape Memory Alloys…): 25
Shape memory alloys (SMA) - 6
1. Shape memory alloys (SMA)
2. Superelastic bra-wires providing the comfort of
nylon and the support of steel (SMA)
3. Wrinkle free shirts (SMA)
4. Shirts and Trousers with colour not fading,
textile not shrinking and staying without wrinkles
and stains (SMA)
5. Artificial textile muscles able to contract when
they receive an electronic signal.
6. Surgical implants based on Shape MemoryAlloys
Other advanced materials - 9
1. Fibres with controlled biodegradable properties
2. Yarn based sutures that change form in the
body
3. catalytic fabric that can split up harmful
substances, like nicotine or formaldehyde, into
their harmless elements
4. Textile items, containing fluff and seed fibres
from poplar trees.
5. Textiles using auxetic materials
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
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6. Biodegradable shape-shifting plastic for
sutures that allow an optimised tightening of the
knot.
7. Fabric coating made of Liquid Ceramic for light
UV and heat resistant clothes
8. Textiles equipped with self-cleaning properties
9. Textiles with sonic properties (eg for absorbing
sounds)
Applications -6
1. "Geotextile-based monitoring systems for the
measurement of strain, allowing measuring the
deformation and
2. absorbing behaviour of concrete
reinforcements."
3. Matresses with shape memory properties
obtained by shape memory gels
4. Jackets incorporating Aerogel
5. Membrane jackets equipped with integrated
variable heat insulation.
6. Use in air filtration of high specific surface
electrospun fibers produced in high volumes
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
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2) R&D Experts
b) R&D - Specialized
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF OVERCOMING OBSTACLEscale: 1-10 (1=low, 10=high) (1)
Integration of
components
(2) Functional
Performance
and Reliability
(3) Safety
and Health
constraints
(innocuousness
, toxicity)
(4)
Cost
(5) Compatibility
with existing
production
equipments
(6) Ease
of use &
Comfort and
durability of
final product
example
2. Plastic Optical Fibres 10 8 10 7 6 5
V.2.1. Conductive textiles components : 18
cases
Conductive Fibers (4)
1. Intrinsically conductive fibres made of pure
metal
2. Plastic Optical Fibres
3. Intrinsically conductive polymer fibres
4. Specially treated (coated/film) conductive
fibres
Conductive Fabrics obtained by (5)
1. integrating conductive yarns in the textile
structure
2. applying a conductive layer on the surface
3. polymerisation of a polyester fabric with
pyrrole
4. embroidery of a conductive structure to a
ground structure
5. use of conductive inks
Applications (9)
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons
exposed to risks (elderly, babies, workers_)
2. Electronic textiles for thermal control
3. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting
and tracing products
4. Optical fibres used as pressure, chemicals
and biological sensors in Technical Textiles
5. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices
(eg foldable keyboards)
6. Fabric displays for electronic devices
7. Textile-based displays (Optical Fibre Flexible
Displays)
8. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes
with embedded health measuring devices (hart
rate, oxygen in blood_)
9. Electronic circuits etched on fabrics
V.2.2. Electronic components, sensors and
actuators components: 14 cases
Textile Functions/Uses (3)
1. Pressure sensors
2. Stretch sensors
3. Actuators
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
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Applications (11)
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons
exposed to risks (elderly, babies, workers…)
2. Textile materials equipped with ambient
intelligence (ex for Detection and prevention
from adverse chemicals)
3. Appearance changing (eg luminescent)
textiles reacting to different types of sensors
4. Textiles using piezo-electric materials as
sensors
5. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes
with embedded health measuring devices (hart
rate, oxygen in blood…)
6. Soft and flexible textile based sensory fabric
able to optimize weight distribution on a seat
7. Dresses reacting to the wearer’s activity and
mood.
8. Electronic textiles for thermal control
9. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices
(eg foldable keyboards)
10. Fabric displays for electronic devices
11. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting
and tracing products
V.2.3. Materials generating energy and power
supply: 4 cases
Applications (4)
1. Power generators
2. Transponders
3. Clothes able to capture, store and transform
body's energy
4. (Wearable) Solar panels
V.2.4. Materials allowing Encapsulation and
grafting of advanced properties: 3
Applications (3)
1. Use in textiles of encapsulated phase change
materials (in general)
2. Multisensorial clothing delivering flagrance
and medication
3. Smooth drug release systems based on
polymer textile fibres
V.2.5. Advanced polymers (ex Shape Memory
Polymers, Piezoelectric, Stimuli sensitive,
Colour change polymers): 17 cases
Shape memory polymers (SMP) -5
1. Shape memory polymers (SMP)
2. Vapour phase shape-memory finishing
processes for cotton and cellulosic materials -
SMP
3. Nanotechnology treatment for minimising
permanently wrinkles and offering softness and
breathability-SMP
4. Textiles for protection against fire using
shape memory materials
5. Superabsorbive polymers able to swell up to
hundreds times their own weight
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
3 October 2011 (confidential) D5.6 Delphi Study – Roadmap_v0.2LR.doc 93/102
Stimuli-Sensitive Polymers - 4
1. Textiles which become more breathable, the
more moisture is build up inside the clothing.
2. Smart breathable fabrics which swell and
deswell according temperature.
3. Humidity sensitive shape materials for making
hygiene products more compacts when
moisture is sensed
4. Fibres able to contract rapidly under pH
change and develop forces equal to those of a
human muscle
Colour Change Polymers - 5
1. Colour changing textiles based on smart
thermochromic dyestuffs
2. Colour changing textiles based on
thermochromic pigments
3. Colour changing textiles based on
Photochromism
4. Colour changing textiles based on Photo-
chromic dyes
5. Colour changing textiles based on Electro-
chromic dyes
Applications - 3
1. Use for transporting inflatable structures of
fibre reinforced plastics with shape memory
polymers as matrix resin
2. Casual and sportswear reacting to humidity
and temperature and keeping wearer warm in
cold and cool in hot environments (SMP)
3. Smart bra changing properties in response to
breast movement (contracts when the strain on
it passes a limit) – SMP
V.2.6. Other advanced materials (Metallic,
Ceramic, Shape Memory Alloys…): 25
Shape memory alloys (SMA) - 6
1. Shape memory alloys (SMA)
2. Superelastic bra-wires providing the comfort
of nylon and the support of steel (SMA)
3. Wrinkle free shirts (SMA)
4. Shirts and Trousers with colour not fading,
textile not shrinking and staying without
wrinkles and stains (SMA)
5. Artificial textile muscles able to contract when
they receive an electronic signal.
6. Surgical implants based on Shape
MemoryAlloys
Other advanced materials - 9
1. Fibres with controlled biodegradable
properties
2. Yarn based sutures that change form in the
body
3. catalytic fabric that can split up harmful
substances, like nicotine or formaldehyde, into
their harmless elements
4. Textile items, containing fluff and seed fibres
from poplar trees.
5. Textiles using auxetic materials
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
3 October 2011 (confidential) D5.6 Delphi Study – Roadmap_v0.2LR.doc 94/102
6. Biodegradable shape-shifting plastic for
sutures that allow an optimised tightening of the
knot.
7. Fabric coating made of Liquid Ceramic for
light UV and heat resistant clothes
8. Textiles equipped with self-cleaning
properties
9. Textiles with sonic properties (eg for
absorbing sounds)
Applications -6
1. "Geotextile-based monitoring systems for the
measurement of strain, allowing measuring the
deformation and
2. absorbing behaviour of concrete
reinforcements."
3. Matresses with shape memory properties
obtained by shape memory gels
4. Jackets incorporating Aerogel
5. Membrane jackets equipped with integrated
variable heat insulation.
6. Use in air filtration of high specific surface
electrospun fibers produced in high volumes
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
3 October 2011 (confidential) D5.6 Delphi Study – Roadmap_v0.2LR.doc 95/102
2) R&D Experts
b) R&D - Specialized
FORECAST AND COMMENTSScientific
Interest for
Research in
this field
EU Research
position in this
field
Horizon of
Deployment
from a
Scientific point
of view
Explicative
Comments and
Open Remarks
1= low; 10= high 1= weak; 10=
leading
2011 to 2030
example 3. Intrinsically conductive polymer fibres 9 5 2018 none
V.2.1. Conductive textiles components : 18 cases
Conductive Fibers (4)
1. Intrinsically conductive fibres made of pure
metal
2. Plastic Optical Fibres
3. Intrinsically conductive polymer fibres
4. Specially treated (coated/film) conductive
fibres
Conductive Fabrics obtained by (5)
1. integrating conductive yarns in the textile
structure
2. applying a conductive layer on the surface
3. polymerisation of a polyester fabric with pyrrole
4. embroidery of a conductive structure to a
ground structure
5. use of conductive inks
Applications (9)
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons
exposed to risks (elderly, babies, workers_)
2. Electronic textiles for thermal control
3. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting
and tracing products
4. Optical fibres used as pressure, chemicals and
biological sensors in Technical Textiles
5. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices
(eg foldable keyboards)
6. Fabric displays for electronic devices
7. Textile-based displays (Optical Fibre Flexible
Displays)
8. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes
with embedded health measuring devices (hart
rate, oxygen in blood_)
9. Electronic circuits etched on fabrics
V.2.2. Electronic components, sensors and
actuators components: 14 cases
Textile Functions/Uses (3)
1. Pressure sensors
2. Stretch sensors
3. Actuators
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
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Applications (11)
1. Textiles for the surveillance of persons
exposed to risks (elderly, babies, workers…)
2. Textile materials equipped with ambient
intelligence (ex for Detection and prevention
from adverse chemicals)
3. Appearance changing (eg luminescent) textiles
reacting to different types of sensors
4. Textiles using piezo-electric materials as
sensors
5. Wearable personal health assistants - Clothes
with embedded health measuring devices (hart
rate, oxygen in blood…)
6. Soft and flexible textile based sensory fabric
able to optimize weight distribution on a seat
7. Dresses reacting to the wearer’s activity and
mood.
8. Electronic textiles for thermal control
9. Smart fabric controllers for electronic devices
(eg foldable keyboards)
10. Fabric displays for electronic devices
11. Textiles incorporating devices for protecting
and tracing products
V.2.3. Materials generating energy and power
supply: 4 cases
Applications (4)
1. Power generators
2. Transponders
3. Clothes able to capture, store and transform
body's energy
4. (Wearable) Solar panels
V.2.4. Materials allowing Encapsulation and
grafting of advanced properties: 3
Applications (3)
1. Use in textiles of encapsulated phase change
materials (in general)
2. Multisensorial clothing delivering flagrance
and medication
3. Smooth drug release systems based on
polymer textile fibres
V.2.5. Advanced polymers (ex Shape Memory
Polymers, Piezoelectric, Stimuli sensitive, Colour
change polymers): 17 cases
Shape memory polymers (SMP) -5
1. Shape memory polymers (SMP)
2. Vapour phase shape-memory finishing
processes for cotton and cellulosic materials -
SMP
3. Nanotechnology treatment for minimising
permanently wrinkles and offering softness and
breathability-SMP
4. Textiles for protection against fire using shape
memory materials
5. Superabsorbive polymers able to swell up to
hundreds times their own weight
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
3 October 2011 (confidential) D5.6 Delphi Study – Roadmap_v0.2LR.doc 97/102
Stimuli-Sensitive Polymers - 4
1. Textiles which become more breathable, the
more moisture is build up inside the clothing.
2. Smart breathable fabrics which swell and
deswell according temperature.
3. Humidity sensitive shape materials for making
hygiene products more compacts when moisture
is sensed
4. Fibres able to contract rapidly under pH
change and develop forces equal to those of a
human muscle
Colour Change Polymers - 5
1. Colour changing textiles based on smart
thermochromic dyestuffs
2. Colour changing textiles based on
thermochromic pigments
3. Colour changing textiles based on
Photochromism
4. Colour changing textiles based on Photo-
chromic dyes
5. Colour changing textiles based on Electro-
chromic dyes
Applications - 3
1. Use for transporting inflatable structures of
fibre reinforced plastics with shape memory
polymers as matrix resin
2. Casual and sportswear reacting to humidity and
temperature and keeping wearer warm in cold
and cool in hot environments (SMP)
3. Smart bra changing properties in response to
breast movement (contracts when the strain on it
passes a limit) – SMP
V.2.6. Other advanced materials (Metallic,
Ceramic, Shape Memory Alloys…): 25
Shape memory alloys (SMA) - 6
1. Shape memory alloys (SMA)
2. Superelastic bra-wires providing the comfort of
nylon and the support of steel (SMA)
3. Wrinkle free shirts (SMA)
4. Shirts and Trousers with colour not fading,
textile not shrinking and staying without wrinkles
and stains (SMA)
5. Artificial textile muscles able to contract when
they receive an electronic signal.
6. Surgical implants based on Shape
MemoryAlloys
Other advanced materials - 9
1. Fibres with controlled biodegradable
properties
2. Yarn based sutures that change form in the
body
3. catalytic fabric that can split up harmful
substances, like nicotine or formaldehyde, into
their harmless elements
4. Textile items, containing fluff and seed fibres
from poplar trees.
5. Textiles using auxetic materials
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
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6. Biodegradable shape-shifting plastic for
sutures that allow an optimised tightening of the
knot.
7. Fabric coating made of Liquid Ceramic for light
UV and heat resistant clothes
8. Textiles equipped with self-cleaning properties
9. Textiles with sonic properties (eg for
absorbing sounds)
Applications -6
1. "Geotextile-based monitoring systems for the
measurement of strain, allowing measuring the
deformation and
2. absorbing behaviour of concrete
reinforcements."
3. Matresses with shape memory properties
obtained by shape memory gels
4. Jackets incorporating Aerogel
5. Membrane jackets equipped with integrated
variable heat insulation.
6. Use in air filtration of high specific surface
electrospun fibers produced in high volumes
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
3 October 2011 (confidential) D5.6 Delphi Study – Roadmap_v0.2LR.doc 99/102
Annex 6: List of participants Round 1 + Round 2 No. Name Sirname Organisation Type of Activity Size of Organisation Position
1 Adewale Anthony AdedokunTHE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC,
KAURA-NAMODAACADEMIC AND RESEARCH 2 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2Muhammad
YasirAkram
Ministry of Textile Industry
ISLAMABAD,PAKISTANR&D,Policies,etc 60 Assistant Director
3 Mohanad AldibHeriot-Watt University (School of
Textiles and Design0
Functional and intelligent
applications of Colour- PhD Student- Researcher
4 Shaukat Ali University/ Industry Teaching/R & D 1500(Uni)/700(Indus)Assistant Prof./Consultant in
Inds.
5 Fernando Araujo de Castro National Physica Laboratory R&D, Metrology 600 Senior Research Scientist
6 Roger Armitage adidas Sportswear 1500R&D Director in Wearable
Sports Electronics
7 Joe AuThe Hong Kong Polytechnic
University Education 3,500 Staff Assistant Professor
8 Fabrice Axisa IMEC microelectronic 500 senior researcher
9 Chris BaelusDept. Design Sciences - Product
developmenteducation / research 40 staff / 350 students coordinaror
10 Bastian Baesch ITV Denkendorf Textile Research ca. 200researcher in Technology
Integration
11 Grazynq Bartkowiak CIOP-PII3 Researcher ca 230head of laboratorium of
protective Coating
12 Binst Baudouin Flanders Fashion Institute Promoting Flanders Fashion, approx 100 Technical Fashion Advisor
13 Aldjia Begriche CTT Group Research center 60 people Group Leader
14 Karen Bender Footfalls and HeartbeatsResearch and supplier of SFIT
technology- Director
15 Bruno Bentjerodt Atlas MTT GmbH Lab Instrument manufacturer 80 Product specialist
16 Juris Blums Riga Technical University University 5000 asoc.prof.
18 Astrid BögerBrandenburgische Technische
Universität BTUResearch and Teaching app. 1000 Junior Professor
19 Bojan BoskovicCambridge Nanomaterials
Technology LtdCarbon materials Consultancy 1-5. CEO
20 Pierre Bouvier IFTH Technical Center 250 Project Engineer
21 Labiba Boyd Peregreens, Inc. Design of Public Solar Art - Director
22 Erik BreskySmart Textiles / Swedish School
of Textiles University of Boråsresearch and education 5/100
Project manager / Hesad of
School
23 Hubert Brillaud HLB SMARTWEAREcommerce of intelligent
clothing80 Owner
24 Peter Bröde IFADO Research 200 Senior researcher
25 Maxi Brown intertektesting, inspection and
certification
over 100 in my division
in the UKmanager textiles unit
26 Ender Bulgun Dokuz Eylul University education - lecturer -Prof.
27 Carine Buysse Flemish Community Government 40000 Safety Engineer
28 Fernando CastroNational Physical Laboratory
(NPL)Research 600 Senior Research Scientist
29
Izabela
Ciesielska-
Wrobel
Ciesielska-
WrobelUGent University
approx 2000 academic
and administrative staffResearcher
30 Giuseppe Coppola Philips ResearchResearch and Advanced
Development-
Senior Director Business
Development
31 Braz Costa CITEVETextile and flexible materials
R&D, testing and consultancy- General Manager
32 Keith Cowlishaw RMIT UniversityEducation, Resratch Industry
development3800
Head School of fashion and
textiles
34 Andra Cubi textile research 960 technician
35 Antonella CurtezaThe "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical
University of Iasi, RomaniaAcademic and research 50
Full professor, PhD
coordinator
36 Christian Daalsgard Ohmatex APS Smart Textiles 5 Director
37 Hein Daanen TNO R&D 4500 Scientist
38 Muhammad Dawood Husain University of Manchester Providing Higher Education 1000+ PhD Student
39 Geert De Clercq University Collage Ghent Education & Research2000 (Ughent), 15 Text
Dep.Visiting Professor - research
40 Danilo De Rossi University of Pisa Bioengineering - Professor
41 Anne-Louise Degn HansenKnowledge Centre for Smart
Textiles
Communication + project
management5000 Corporate consultant
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42 Peter Duffield Global Textile Associates Textile innovation 2 Director
43 Julian EichhoffInstitut für Textiltechnik - RWTH
Aachen University
Research and Development,
EducationHead of Smart Textiles
44 Marion Ellwanger-Mohr university niederrhine academy 200 professor
45 Kny Erich AIT Research 8 Scientist
46 Karin Eufinger Centexbel R&D, testing, service 140 Researcher
47 Nagia Farag Ali Dyeing and printing departementTextile dyeing with natural and
synthetic dyes.- Associate professor
48 Stefan Feys Utexbel Textile-production R&D Manager
49 Thomas Fischer
TU Chemnitz, Fakultät
Maschinenbau, Professur
Strukturleichtbau und
Kunststoffverarbeitung
Research 125 Research Scientist
50 NARBONNEAU FRANCOIS MULTITEL Applied photonics 65Group leader & project
manager
51 Iwona Frydrych
Technical University of lodz,
Faculty of Material Engineering
and Textile Design
Education & Research Professor
52 Johan Gallant Royal Military Academy Education and research few 1000s Assistant professor
53 Brinks GerSaxion Universities for applied
sciencseducation and research 4000
Professor for smart Functional
materials
54 Lina Girdauskaite Research Institute Research Institute ca 100 PhD
55 José GisbertResearch Association for the
textile industry (AITEX)Research 100 Head of Research Group
56 Ursula Gleeson ENSCI - les ateliers education1500 (at relevant
facility)designer lecturer
57 Juan Carlos GonzalezInstituto de Biomecanica de
ValenciaResearch - Director of clothing area
58 Jayakumar Gopalakrishnan ASTM / AATCC SDO 100 Technical Consultant
59 Katherine Grey Technical Textilesand Color,Ltd. SME 1 Director
61 Philippe Guermonprez IFTH R&D, laboratory test, training 150 Head of unit smart textile
62 Bent Hagström Swerea IVF R&D Institute 150 Group Manager Fiber Dev.
63 Illing-Guenther Heike
Saechsisches
Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.
Chemnitz (DE)
R&D 5 Research Director
64 Lenting Herman TNO research institute 5 senior scientist
65 Mokrani Hervé Cassidian PMR equipment manufacturer 5000 Head of R&T Department
66 Jan Heukelom Natural Disaster Relief Agency Fire Service 45 senior staffmember
67 Derek Heywood society of chemical industry chemicals 5000 vice chair trustees
68 Joanne Hodge The University of Dundee Researcher 1000 PhD Student
69 Peter Hoffmann TZI University BremenWearable Computong
Researchca. 150 researchers Managing Director
70 Meinel Holger H. Daimler AG car maufacturer 8Senior Manager Technoloy
Monitoring
72 Locher Ivo SEFAR AG Smart fabrics 200 Head R&D
73 Zimmermann Jan Forster Rohner AG Embroidery 11000Project Manager Technical
Textiles
74 Zimmermann Jan Forster Rohner AG embroidery 150 HEad of Technical Textiles
75 Klaus Jansen Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V.strategic development of R+D,
funding4 general manager
77 Gallant Johan Royal Military Academy Education 600 Assistant Professor
78 Vandenbogaerde Johan Vandenbogaerde NV Carpet weaving - Manager
79 James Johnston Victoria University of Wellington University 4 Professor of Chemistry
80 Torras Josep Maria Cetemmsa R&D Professur: 150 Dir Innovation Project
81 Manfred Jungen Clariant
Specialty Chemicals, u.a.
Textile Chemicals & Dyes
Producer
18000Head of Application
Development Textile Asia
82 Anton Kaasjager TNO Research and Development >20000 Researcher
83 Klara Kalinova Technical university of Liberec research, education 48 Assistant Professor
84 Stefan KappaunDurst Phototechnik DIT GmbH -
Inkjet R&D Centre
Manufacturer of Large-Format
Inkjet Printers10
Key Researcher Chemistry,
Durst R&D Centre
85 Siegert Karlheinz Zimmermann GmbH& Co KG Covering 4000 General Manager
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
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86 Paula Kassenaar
Eindhoven University of
Technology, Department of
Industrial Design, Theme
Wearable Senses
Research 35 master student
87 Steve Kay NW Texnet Consultancy 2 Director
88 Ozan Kayacan Dokuz Eylul University Education 50 Academic Staff
89Muhammad
FurqanKhan YTM Home Textiles Export more than 1,000 Planning Executive
90 Andreas R. Köhler Delft University of Technology phd research 6000 phd candidate
91 Agnieszka Komisarczyk technical University of Lodz University >1000
92 Kivanc Koza KIVANC GROUPManufacturing Personal
Protective Clothing30000 General Manager
93 Jakub Kruszelnicki Leitat Technological Center RTD 200 International Project Manager
94 James, C.J. Kuo Alloy Fiber Technologies Co. Ltd Smart material and textiles around 100.000 General manager
95 Agnieska Kurczewska CLOP-PIB Occupational Safety/institute 280 Researcher
96 Senem KursunIstanbul Technical University and
ENSAITUniversity 2 Research Assistant
97 Bengi Kutlu
DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY,
TEXTILE ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 7DOCTOR RESEARCH
ASSISTANT
98 Daniel LackoArtesis University College of
AntwerpEducation and Research - Student
99 Gazagnes Laetitia Hill-Rom Company Medical devices 6000Materials Innovation R&D
Project Leader
100 Trevor LambourneDPCIC , Colour and Polymer
Chemistry , Uof LHEI 5 Operations Manager
101 Filip Lanckmans Bekaert/Bekintex Metal Wire Transformation ca 2000, Bekintex:80 R&D Manager
102 Christl Lauterbach Future-Shape GmbH Large-Area Sensor Systems Managing Director
103 F. Litty IFTH Technical Center 280 Branch Manager
104 - Lods IFTH Technical Cenetr 250 R&D Manager
105 - Losavic Marzotto Textile (Fabrics + Yarns) - Director Spec Projects
106 Anton Luiken Alcon Advisors BV Consultancy 2 Director
107 Jesus M. Lopez De Piña Tecnalia R&D 1400Industrial Safety Unit
Coordinator
108 Riccardo Marchesi TEXE srl Production of high tech fabrics university Managing Director
110 Nick Martin BAE SystemsAerospace, defence and
security8 Chief Technologist
111 Brian Joseph McCarthy TechniTex Faraday LimitedKnowledge Transfer
Organisation6 Director
112 Andy McDonald Centre for Advanced Textiles
Academic research /
commercial digital textile printing
service
-Research Consultant / PhD
Candidate
114 Simon McMaster Footfalls and Heartbeats Limited Commercialisation 2 CTO
115 Viktorija Mečņika
Riga Technical University,
Institute of Textile and Clothing
Technology
education, research1000 employees in the
whole Universityresearcher
116 Mahdi Mejri FSM Monastir university 1800 researcher
117 Paolo MeriggiFondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
Onlus
Rehabilitation and Healthcare
services400 R&D Engineer
118 Korina Mollá Latorre AITEXResearch and Development on
Textiles135
International Projects
Technician
119 Ann Morrison AAU Education and research not sure Assistant Professor
120 Dr.G.S.Nadiger NadigerBombay Textile Research
AssociationR&D 100 Research Advisor
121 Francois Narbonneau MULTITELNON-PROFIT RESEARCH
CENTER60 Group Leader
122 Pia Nielsen Danish Technological InstituteSelf-owned and non-profit
institution. Approx. 950 Consultant
123 Raymond Oliver Northumbria University School of Design 200Professor and Chair
Interactive Materials
124 Roberto Orselli Smartex s.r.l.
R&D and small scale production
of Wearable Sensorised
systems
app. 2700Business Development
Manager
125 Roberto Orselli Smartex srl Research 7 Managing Director
127 Bernard Paquet Centexbel Research 130 Researcher
SYSTEX - Coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of intelligent textile systems (e-textiles and wearable Microsystems)
Grant Agreement Number: 224386 IST Priority - CA: SYSTEX ICT-2007.3.6: Micro/nanosystems
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128 Vandendaele Patrice Devan Chemicals NVDevelopment of special
finaishes for textiles applications17 R&D Manager
129 Dominique Paul University of Bristol Higher Education 800 Research Fellow
131 Julien Payen UPTEX Cluster 7-9. Project Manager
132 Mark Pedley SmartLifeInc LimitedTextile sensor design and
engineeringUnder 20 CEO
133 Santi Perez Cetemmsa Research Center 75 Project Manager
134 Broede Peter
Leibniz Research Centre for
Working Environment and Human
Factors (IfADo)
Research 190 Research Associate
135 Van Den Berghe Peter Bexco NV Production of synthetic ropes - R&D Manager
136 Wißling Peter Eckart GmbHRaw Material Supplier -
Producer of Effect Pigments1500
Project Manager New
Business Development
137 Guermonprez Philippe IFTH Technical center 250 Head of unit
138 Vivienne Pohlen Gent University, RWTH Aachen University, Institute 1900 student, research
139 Ana-Maria Popa EMPA Eresearch Institute ca. 1000 Group Leader
140 Arvydas Povilaitis AUDIMAS ABSportswear production and
sales450 Board member
141 Baerbel Preussler Silicon Chemical Company Silicones 2000 Strategic Marketing Manager
142 Nicolas Renaud CETEMMSA R&D >5000Patent coordinator / EU
Research project Manager
143 Michiel Scheffer Noeton Consultant 5 CEO
144 Vincent Senez CNRS Research - Head of Department
145 Julian Serrano VIVA DEVELOPMENS S.L. PRINTED ELECTRONICS 115 C.E.O.
146 Marie-Pascale Stempin CANOEtechnological platform of
innovation5 business manager
147 Etienne Steveninck D&S Narrow Fabrics in Textile 5 Owner
148 Gerard Swenker Blücher GmbH Manufacturer of PPE 800 Product Manager
149 Jason ThelwellBuckinghamshire Fire + Rescue
ServiceFire Service 1000 Assistant Chief Fire Officer
150 Verminck Tommy FOD BINNENLANDSE ZAKEN Firefighters 20000 purchasing manager
151 Adisorn Tuantranont
Nanoelectronics and MEMS
laboratory, National Electronics
and Computer Technology
Center, Thailand
National Research Organization 750Principal Researcher and Lab
Director
152 John Tudor University of Southampom Research 150 Principal Research Fellow
153 Robert Michael Tyndall Cotton Incorporated Research and Development 160 Vice President
154 Veslemoy Tysso Oslo University College Education 250 Assistant professor
155 Wetzker Ulf Fraunhofer IIS / EAS Research more than 1000 engineer
156 Frank Van Abeelen Philips Research
157 Christian Van De Voorde Fire Brigade Ghent - 550 Chief Fire Officer
158 Lieva Van Langenhove UGent HE 6000 professor
159 Liesbeth van Pieterson Philips Research Product Research 1500Senior Scientist/Project
Leader
160 Rik Vandenweghe Mattteo bvbaHigh-Tech intralogistic systems
for hospitals5 Commercial Director
161 Stephan Vanherrewege Bombardier TransportationDesign & Construction of
Railway vehicles1 Project Engineering manager
162 Henk Vanhoutte European Safety Federation Association of PPE Suppliers - secretary general
163 Stephan Verin Up-Tex Cluster on Innovative Textiles 9 International Executive Officer
164 Stephan WensveenEindhoven University of
Technologyresearch & education 250 employees research leader
165 Charles Westhoff SQUARICLES sunsails BV
Development and production of
membrane shading systems
mainly for private customers
-Chief Operations Officer
(Eng/R&D/Prod)
166 Eugene WiluszUS Army Natick Soldier RDE
CenterR&D 80 Senior Scientist
167 Peter Wissling Eckart GmbHRaw Material Producer: Effect
Pigments1600
Project Manager New
Business Development
168 Allan Wong Bureau Veritas HK Consumer Product Testing over 9000 Techincal Service Director
169 Donato Zangani D'Appolonia Engineering Consultancy 250 Head of R&D Division
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