Intelligent fabric inspired by pine cones
Today it's needed to adopt a different approach to textiles; fabrics have to be regarded not only as a surface, to be interpreted graphically, but as a material to all purposes, with its own intrinsic structure and performance. In the sector of smart textiles there are a large number of designs and products.
In this way the present innovation in the field of smart textile is the pine cone effect on the fabric which is greatly influenced by changing temperature of the atmosphere where the structure of the fabric gets open or closed. This effect is similar to that of the pine cone which is closed while on trees and after they drop they gradually open, allowing their seeds to be released which influenced the scientists to work out on the pine cone effect which is studied in this article.
Authors are in B.Tech, Final Year, Department of Textile Technology, Jaya Engineering College, Chennai
