Smart textiles are also referred to as electronic textiles or e-textiles, which have emerged as any enabling technology dealing with active electronic elements integrated into conventional textile materials in several industries. This review article describes recent development about smart textiles toward their materials, applications, and challenges with respect to their development. Further synthesis of the findings from different research papers has established that smart textiles have huge potentials with regard to use cases in healthcare, sports, fashion, and environmental monitoring. It concludes by pointing out the likely future direction of research and development in this ever-changing field.

Smart textiles are also referred to as electronic textiles or e-textiles, which have emerged as any enabling technology dealing with active electronic elements integrated into conventional textile materials in several industries. This review article describes recent development about smart textiles toward their materials, applications, and challenges with respect to their development. Further synthesis of the findings from different research papers has established that smart textiles have huge potentials with regard to use cases in healthcare, sports, fashion, and environmental monitoring. It concludes by pointing out the likely future direction of research and development in this ever-changing field.

The concern about environmental sustainability has gained global reach and focus in recent times, and with such focus, the textile industry has recently been espoused as a problem area. The aim of this study is to utilize neem extract (Azadirachta indica) on textiles as a natural dye and deodorizer, possessing sweat-resistant antimicrobial qualities. Neem is reported to exhibit strong antibacterial activity which can mitigate the population of body-odor-causing bacteria in textiles. The present research focuses on utilizing neem extract for the coloration of cotton and polyester fabrics and its antibacterial properties. We conducted color fastness, retentions, and antimicrobial tests against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli on neem-treated fabrics. The results obtained from the study suggest that neem extract can be utilized as a natural dye, while at the same time having high bacterial adhesive properties hence foul smells in the fabrics are minimized. This remarkable dual functionality enables neem extract to effectively replace synthetic colorants and treatments, which helps in making the textile manufacturing processes more environmentally friendly. In the end, this study illustrates the possibilities of utilizing neem extract in improving the performance of garments while making them more eco-friendly.

Smart textiles are also referred to as electronic textiles or e-textiles, which have emerged as any enabling technology dealing with active electronic elements integrated into conventional textile materials in several industries. This review article describes recent development about smart textiles toward their materials, applications, and challenges with respect to their development. Further synthesis of the findings from different research papers has established that smart textiles have huge potentials with regard to use cases in healthcare, sports, fashion, and environmental monitoring. It concludes by pointing out the likely future directionofresearchand development in this ever-changing field.