Mechanochromic smart textiles for posture monitoring in postural and joint-control exercises: review of materials, integration strategies, and application prospects
Wang Ronghan, Cristina Carvalho, Teresa Michele Maia dos Santos · SAGE Publications · 2025
Mechanochromic smart textiles provide energy-free visual feedback for posture monitoring in low-intensity exercises like yoga and rehabilitation.
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Why this matters
Key findings
- Mechanochromic materials provide real-time, energy-free visual feedback.
- They are suitable for low-intensity movements in exercises like yoga and rehabilitation.
- The review evaluates textile integration strategies such as coating and fiber spinning.
- Key platforms include polymer-based systems and cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers.
- A user-centered application framework for smart garments is proposed.
What's new
The review connects material innovation with specific application demands for nonelectronic smart garments in low-movement scenarios.
Limitations
The abstract does not provide experimental results or specific case studies demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed materials and strategies.
Commercial context
The abstract does not mention any commercial availability or readiness of the materials discussed.
Publication
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Publication date
- August 9, 2025
- Research type
- Paper
- License
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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