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Sections |
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
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| SUMMARY | 6 | 1 |
| INTRODUCTION | 6 | 1 |
| ADVANCED MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS USED IN SMART FABRICS AND INTERACTIVE TEXTILES (SFITs) | 7 | 3 |
| TEXTILE MATERIALS | 7 | 1 |
| Use of nanotechnology | 8 | 1 |
| NON-TEXTILE MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS | 9 | 1 |
| TRENDS IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE SMART FABRICS AND INTERACTIVE TEXTILES (SFITs) INDUSTRY | 9 | 2 |
| GROWING VERTICAL INTEGRATION | 9 | 1 |
| DIVERSIFICATION AND ECONOMIES OF SCOPE | 10 | 1 |
| SMART FABRIC AND INTERACTIVE TEXTILE (SFIT) BASE TECHNOLOGIES AND INTERMEDIATE MODULES: PROFILES OF LEADING SUPPLIERS AND THEIR PRODUCTS | 11 | 7 |
| SUPPLIERS OF SMART FABRIC AND INTERACTIVE TEXTILE (SFIT) BASE TECHNOLOGIES | 11 | 1 |
| Eeonyx: EeonTex conductive textiles | 11 | 1 |
| Bekaert: conductive textiles based on thin metallic fibres | 12 | 1 |
| Konarka: light-activated plastic power cells | 12 | 1 |
| Austriamicrosystems: AS3525 multimedia chip | 12 | 1 |
| Oryon Technologies: Elastolite electroluminescent technologies | 12 | 1 |
| Santa Fe Science and Technology: Panion electrically conductive fibre | 12 | 1 |
| Potential suppliers of smart fabrics and interactive textile (SFIT) base technologies | 13 | 1 |
| SUPPLIERS OF INTERMEDIATE SFIT-BASED MODULES | 13 | 1 |
| Eleksen: ElekTex touch-sensitive interactive textiles | 13 | 1 |
| Textronics: wearable sensors for use in fitness and health monitoring | 14 | 1 |
| Gorix: maintaining a constant temperature within a garment | 14 | 1 |
| SOFTswitch: fabric-based switch and pressure sensing technology | 15 | 1 |
| Intelligent Textiles: sophisticated woven fabrics and electronic design | 15 | 1 |
| Philips and Photonic Textiles: Lumalive | 15 | 1 |
| International Fashion Machines: soft and fuzzy capacitive sensors | 15 | 1 |
| Polartec: fleeces which conduct heat using stainless steel fibres | 15 | 1 |
| Milliken: StainSmart stain-release technology | 16 | 1 |
| CuteCircuit: garments for telecommunications | 16 | 1 |
| Future-Shape: SensFloor textile with integrated microelectronics sensors and radio | 16 | 1 |
| Fibretronics: sophisticated textile switches | 16 | 1 |
| Luminex: textiles with fibre optics lit by light emitting diodes (LEDs) | 16 | 1 |
| Ardica: flexible power and heating systems | 16 | 1 |
| Outlast Technologies: temperature regulation using phase-change materials (PCMs) | 17 | 1 |
| MicroEmissive Displays: polymer organic light-emitting diodes (P-OLEDs) | 17 | 1 |
| SMART FABRIC AND INTERACTIVE TEXTILE (SFIT) APPLICATIONS: PROFILES OF LEADING SUPPLIERS AND THEIR PRODUCTS | 17 | 8 |
| ACTUATION AND RESPONSE | 17 | 1 |
| University of Wollongong Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI): Smart Bra | 18 | 1 |
| COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATION | 18 | 1 |
| Burton and Apple: Burton Amp | 18 | 1 |
| Rosner multimedia lifestyle jacket | 19 | 1 |
| HEAT AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT | 19 | 1 |
| Outlast Technologies: Outlast | 20 | 1 |
| The North Face: MET5 Jacket | 20 | 1 |
| Grado Zero Espace and Hugo Boss: thermally regulated overalls for McLaren Formula One mechanics | 20 | 1 |
| d Appolonia: cooling jacket | 20 | 1 |
| WET Automotive Systems: Carbotex | 20 | 1 |
| LIGHTING | 21 | 1 |
| Violich Architecture: the portable light project | 21 | 1 |
| LOCATION AND POSITION | 22 | 1 |
| QinetiQ: QinetiQ Metal Printing (QMP) | 22 | 1 |
| SENSING AND MONITORING | 22 | 1 |
| Eleksen: ElekTex Bluetooth fabric keyboard | 23 | 1 |
| VivoMetrics: LifeShirt | 23 | 1 |
| Sensatex: SmartShirt | 24 | 1 |
| Textronics: Textro-monitoring Systems NuMetrex Bra | 24 | 1 |
| DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS OF THE MARKET FOR SMART FABRICS AND INTERACTIVE TEXTILES (SFITs) | 24 | 8 |
| FACTORS DRIVING THE MARKET FOR SMART FABRICS AND INTERACTIVE TEXTILES (SFITs) | 24 | 1 |
| Figure 1 Drivers of the market for smart fabrics and interactive textiles, 2007 | 25 | 1 |
| Market awareness among customers and consumers | 25 | 1 |
| Partnerships and collaboration | 26 | 1 |
| Funding and investment | 26 | 1 |
| Demand arising from SFIT processors | 27 | 1 |
| The competitive environment | 27 | 1 |
| Pressure from the final supplier of SFITs | 28 | 1 |
| FACTORS INHIBITING THE MARKET FOR SMART FABRICS AND INTERACTIVE TEXTILES (SFITs) | 28 | 1 |
| Figure 2 Inhibitors of the market for smart fabrics and interactive textiles, 2007 | 29 | 1 |
| High selling prices | 29 | 1 |
| Health and safety issues | 29 | 1 |
| Lack of standards | 30 | 1 |
| Performance features | 31 | 1 |
| User scepticism | 31 | 1 |
| MARKET FORECASTS TO 2010: SMART FABRICS AND INTERACTIVE TEXTILES (SFITs) BY MANUFACTURING SEGMENT | 31 | 2 |
| Table 1: Smart fabrics and interactive textiles (SFITs): sales by manufacturing segment, 2006-10 | 32 | 1 |
| MARKET FORECASTS TO 2010: SMART FABRICS AND INTERACTIVE TEXTILES (SFITs) BY FUNCTION | 33 | 2 |
| CONDUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THERMAL ENERGY | 33 | 1 |
| Table 2: Smart fabrics and interactive textiles (SFITs): sales by function, 2006-10 | 33 | 1 |
| CONDUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC CURRENT | 33 | 1 |
| CONDUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT ENERGY | 34 | 1 |
| TRANSFER AND DISTRIBUTION OF MATTER | 34 | 1 |
| MARKET FORECASTS TO 2010: SMART FABRICS AND INTERACTIVE TEXTILES (SFITs) BY APPLICATION | 34 | 2 |
| MARKET SHARES BY APPLICATION: 2006 | 34 | 2 |
| Table 3: Smart fabrics and interactive textiles (SFITs): sales by application, 2006-10 | 35 | 1 |
| MARKET SHARES BY APPLICATION: 2010 | 35 | 1 |
