An investigation of innovative wearable technological textile products: Specific application

ABSTRACT AN INVESTIGATION OF INNOVATIVE WEARABLE TECHNOLOGICAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS: SPECIFIC APPLICATION UNCUOĞLU, Merve M.Sc. in Textile Engineering Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Züleyha DEĞİRMENCİ Co-Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru ÇORUH June 2019 148 pages The emerging technologies and the resulting innovative material approaches give rise to new potentials in the field of textile and fashion design and allow the development of creative products through the formation of new perspectives. The use of smart textiles is becoming widespread for this purpose. Intelligent textiles are materials that respond to these stimuli when they are interfered with external influences such as force, temperature, heat, light, chemical reactions, electricity, and magnetic. Wearable technology products have come to the fore with the combination of textiles on the use of information and communication technologies on accessories or clothes. In the development of wearable systems, the integration of information and communication technologies into a garment or fabric is the most important goal. Electrostatic textiles are obtained by impregnating antistatic agents in fabrics, coating fabrics and nonwoven surfaces with conductive materials, and folding conductive strands with non-conductive yarns. In this study, design, engineering, science and technology will come together by interdisciplinary collaborative or interdisciplinary electronic textiles, smart textiles, nanotechnology-coded garments; fashion concept that is interfaced with technology, original application project and studies will be done from current fashion design products. Within the scope of the exemplary application, a caftan with flexible leds and sensor is designed. Key Words: Smart Textiles, Fashion Design, Technology, Wearable Technology