Seamless electronics give smart textiles a push

We’ve been hearing about smart textiles for a while, but they have yet to make their debut in mainstream markets. The E-TEX consortium was built around the conviction that this lukewarm public reception was due to the absence of seamless solutions. They plan to solve that problem with graphene-based electronic devices built directly into fabrics.

“Electronics seamlessly integrated into fabrics represent the ultimate form of smart textiles.” It is this belief that led Monica Craciun, Professor of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the University of Exeter, to kick start the E-TEX (All-organic devices in textiles for wearable electronics) project in 2016. According to her, market success requires soft, safe, stylish, comfortable and colourful fabrics that discreetly and unobtrusively include a whole host of additional functionalities. Such a 'smart' offering could easily find a prominent place in markets like clothing, home fabrics, automotive textiles, medical appliances, and much more.

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