Smart clothes enhancing health and performance
- Dayane Rodrigues Oliveira
- 1 de mar.
- 1 min de leitura
Digital knitting machines and other manufacturing advances mean smart textiles are getting even smarter, as Maria Burke reports.
The global smart textiles market is booming, reaching $4.3bn in 2022 and expected to grow on average 18%/year, according to a recent Business Research Insights report [1]. Products range from wound dressings that alert wearers to infection, to wearable monitors that check vital signs and fashion garments that play music and display messages and tweets. In the area of sports performance, many firms are working on smart clothing and accessories that allow athletes to function in challenging temperatures, as well as collecting data on athlete movements. Examples include insoles for running shoes or clothing to measure muscle strength.
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