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The Future of Smart Fabrics to 2021

Published in June 2011

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Executive Summary

Introduction And Methodology
Report scope
Methodology
End-use scope
Definitions

Smart Fabrics Market Overview
Introduction
The smart fabrics industry
The smart fabrics value chain
Sector summary
Projected total growth to 2021
Regional changes and forecasts

Smart Fabrics Driver
Sensors
Smart phones
Sensor-based devices
Bluetooth low energy
Software, apps and the internet
Conductive fibres
Conductive pressure-sensing fabrics

Market Barriers
Supply chain issues
Electronic vs. textile
Marketing value
Standards and regulations

Fashion And Entertainment Markets And Forecasts
Basic embedded apparel
Commoditisation
China emerges
Solar technology
Heating fabrics
Light-embedded garments
Brain computer interface headsets for gaming
Energy harvesting clothing
Energy scavenging clothing
Energy storing fabrics

Sports And Fitness Monitoring Markets And Forecasts
Sports watches and smart phones
Technologies and capabilities including:
  • Philips DirectLife
  • FitBit
  • Garmin Forerunner
  • Nike+
  • BodyMedia
  • Zephyr
  • TrainGrid
  • Textiles New Zealand
  • Adidas miCoach
  • Team Training
  • CSEM SENSE
  • Recon GPS module
  • Omisense Mobile
  • Data4vision
  • Nike and Tom Tom
  • Achillex jump'n'run
  • Miha Bodytec EMS
  • Swany GX-2
  • Uvision Variotronic
  • ePunch
  • Pulsear
  • Bare Conductive

Medical and Healthcare Markets and Forecasts
Legislation
Miniaturisation
Continua Health Alliance
2011 Consumer Electronics Show
Health and medical monitoring
  • VivoMetrics
  • Zoll LifeVest
  • Imec wireless ECG for Android
  • Stryker Smart Beds
  • CASPro blood pressure device
  • Nonin pulse oximeter
  • Exmovere

Smart wound dressings
  • Sensium
  • OFSETH
  • RespiSENS

Neurofeedback
  • Smart fabric transdermals
  • Zelrix
  • Hewlett-Packard alternative hypodermic
  • Ambicare
  • Augustine Biomedical Hot Dog blanket

Transportation Markets And Forecasts
Heated seats
  • Bauerhin
  • ThermoSoft International
  • W.E.T. Automotive Systems
  • Amerigon
  • Kuraray woven fabric heaters
Occupancy sensing
  • Insitex
Light string
Imperial College and Volvo - car body as battery

Protection And Military Markets And Forecasts
Screening and Shielding
  • Electronics, sifting sleeves and wearable strain sensors
PPE
  • Commercial launches
  • Germany's Research for Civil Security Programme
  • SensProCloth
  • Lumitex
  • Safe
  • FeuerWhere
  • I-LOV
  • Landmarke
  • AirShield
  • Recco
Military
  • Commercial interest
  • Research and development grants
  • ILC Dover
  • Land Warrior
  • Future Force Warrior
  • Nett Warrior
  • X OS 2
  • RST radiation protection
  • Gas detection with LifeShirt
  • WL Gore Active Cooling System
  • BBN Technologies Boomerang
  • Warrior-X
  • Fabric antenna
  • BAE HEADS
  • EM and IR fabrics
  • EL textile panels

Home/Architecture/Other Markets And Forecasts
Philips Lumalive
Smart homes
Robotics
Home furnishings
  • Radiant heating
  • ThermoSoft FiberThermics
  • Mattress firm
Structural health monitoring
  • Roctest and TenCate
  • D'Apollonia Seismic wallpaper
  • 3D structured sensor-embedded textiles
  • LM Glasfiber
Smart patches for infrastructure

Geographic Markets And Forecasts
Western Europe
North America
Asia
Rest of the world

Research and Development
EU FP6 and FP7 smart fabrics projects
Pasta
Stella
SmartFiber
Mobiservs