THE APPLICATIONS AND IMPACTS OF NANO TECHNOLOGY ON TEXTILE FABRICS

This is a review of the impacts and influence of nanotechnology on textile fabrics in the past, present, and future expectations of this technology in the field of textiles. Nanotechnology encompasses the study and applications of very small materials, which can be within the range of (1-100) nm. As small as the materials could be, every individual property of the materials will still be engineered to develop the desired characteristics needed to make a fabric an interactive textile. Nanotechnology has a wide range of applications in other fields, but this study is based on the textile field. Nanotechnology impacts its functions on textiles through the incorporation of nano materials, which transforms such textiles into “Smart textiles”. The sensing, actuating, data processing, storage, and communication functions make these smart fabrics applicable in areas like health, security (military/defence), and in fashion and entertainment industries. The recent developments of nanotechnology in the textile field are also a vital aspect that is considered in this paper.