From Smart Materials to Chromic Textiles
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chromic compounds have been developed and applied in industry. Researchers have
developed novel chromic materials and demonstrated their application on textiles.
However, the research field and commercial utilization of chromic clothes has been
rather limited owing to technical limitations during application and relatively high
cost. Due to these technical difficulties, commercialized chromic textiles are mainly
based on photochromic and thermochromic clothing. Chromic materials provide a
potential for functional uses in high performance sensing textile-based devices which
are designed to respond to external stimuli in the shape of a visible color change. For
instance, those textile sensors presents an early warning signal in response to ultraviolet light (photochromism), heat (thermochromism), pH (halochromism) and/or
electric current (electrochromism). Chromic textile-based sensors would offer advantages over other sensing devices as they have self-contained response without the
necessity for complicated instrumentation, trained personnel or electrical circuitry.
There have been research developments to improve the performance of chromic colorants on textiles and the optimal conditions necessary for their application. However,
ongoing research of chromic colorants designed for textiles is necessary to broaden
the range of those compounds with the enhancement of their properties on textiles.
This will be of significance to accomplish further ambitious aspirations. The future
may offer developments in chromism based applications which are not unexploited
industrially or yet unknown, such as biochromic textiles which might be employed
as a medical diagnostic tool.
References
1. Yang XD, Zhu R, Yin JP, Sun Li, Guo RY, Zhang J (2018) Bipyridinium-bearing multi-stimuli
responsive chromic material with high stability. Cryst Growth Des 18(5):3236–3243
2. Khattab TA, Dacrory S, Abou-Yousef H, Kamel S (2019) Smart microfibrillated cellulose
as swab sponge-like aerogel for real-time colorimetric naked-eye sweat monitoring. Talanta,
120166
3. Jeong J, Min KS, Kumar RS, Mergu N, Son YA (2019) Synthesis of novel betaine dyes for
multi chromic sensors. J Mol Struct 1187:151–163
4. Saini A, Christenson CW, Khattab TA, Wang R, Twieg RJ, Singer KD (2017) Threshold
response using modulated continuous wave illumination for multilayer 3D optical data storage.
J Appl Phys 121(4):043101
5. Chen W, Pan Y, Chen J, Ye F, Liu SH, Yin J (2018) Stimuli-responsive organic chromic
materials with near-infrared emission. Chin Chem Lett 29(10):1429–1435
6. Khattab TA, Fouda MMG, Allam AA, Othman SI, Bin-Jumah M, Al-Harbi HM, Rehan M
(2018) Selective colorimetric detection of Fe (III) using metallochromic tannin-impregnated
silica strips. Chem Sel 3(43):12065–12071
7. Khattab TA, Aly SA, Klapötke TM (2018) Naked-eye facile colorimetric detection of
alkylphenols using Fe (III)-impregnated silica-based strips. Chem Pap 72(6):1553–1559
8. Khattab TA, Dacrory S, Abou-Yousef H, Kamel S (2019) Development of microporous
cellulose-based smart xerogel reversible sensor via freeze drying for naked-eye detection
of ammonia gas. Carbohyd Polym 210:196–203
9. Khattab TA, Kassem NF, Adel AM, Kamel S (2019) Optical recognition of ammonia and
amine vapor using “turn-on” fluorescent chitosan nanoparticles imprinted on cellulose strips.
J Fluoresc 29(3):693–702
269
chromic compounds have been developed and applied in industry. Researchers have
developed novel chromic materials and demonstrated their application on textiles.
However, the research field and commercial utilization of chromic clothes has been
rather limited owing to technical limitations during application and relatively high
cost. Due to these technical difficulties, commercialized chromic textiles are mainly
based on photochromic and thermochromic clothing. Chromic materials provide a
potential for functional uses in high performance sensing textile-based devices which
are designed to respond to external stimuli in the shape of a visible color change. For
instance, those textile sensors presents an early warning signal in response to ultraviolet light (photochromism), heat (thermochromism), pH (halochromism) and/or
electric current (electrochromism). Chromic textile-based sensors would offer advantages over other sensing devices as they have self-contained response without the
necessity for complicated instrumentation, trained personnel or electrical circuitry.
There have been research developments to improve the performance of chromic colorants on textiles and the optimal conditions necessary for their application. However,
ongoing research of chromic colorants designed for textiles is necessary to broaden
the range of those compounds with the enhancement of their properties on textiles.
This will be of significance to accomplish further ambitious aspirations. The future
may offer developments in chromism based applications which are not unexploited
industrially or yet unknown, such as biochromic textiles which might be employed
as a medical diagnostic tool.
References
1. Yang XD, Zhu R, Yin JP, Sun Li, Guo RY, Zhang J (2018) Bipyridinium-bearing multi-stimuli
responsive chromic material with high stability. Cryst Growth Des 18(5):3236–3243
2. Khattab TA, Dacrory S, Abou-Yousef H, Kamel S (2019) Smart microfibrillated cellulose
as swab sponge-like aerogel for real-time colorimetric naked-eye sweat monitoring. Talanta,
120166
3. Jeong J, Min KS, Kumar RS, Mergu N, Son YA (2019) Synthesis of novel betaine dyes for
multi chromic sensors. J Mol Struct 1187:151–163
4. Saini A, Christenson CW, Khattab TA, Wang R, Twieg RJ, Singer KD (2017) Threshold
response using modulated continuous wave illumination for multilayer 3D optical data storage.
J Appl Phys 121(4):043101
5. Chen W, Pan Y, Chen J, Ye F, Liu SH, Yin J (2018) Stimuli-responsive organic chromic
materials with near-infrared emission. Chin Chem Lett 29(10):1429–1435
6. Khattab TA, Fouda MMG, Allam AA, Othman SI, Bin-Jumah M, Al-Harbi HM, Rehan M
(2018) Selective colorimetric detection of Fe (III) using metallochromic tannin-impregnated
silica strips. Chem Sel 3(43):12065–12071
7. Khattab TA, Aly SA, Klapötke TM (2018) Naked-eye facile colorimetric detection of
alkylphenols using Fe (III)-impregnated silica-based strips. Chem Pap 72(6):1553–1559
8. Khattab TA, Dacrory S, Abou-Yousef H, Kamel S (2019) Development of microporous
cellulose-based smart xerogel reversible sensor via freeze drying for naked-eye detection
of ammonia gas. Carbohyd Polym 210:196–203
9. Khattab TA, Kassem NF, Adel AM, Kamel S (2019) Optical recognition of ammonia and
amine vapor using “turn-on” fluorescent chitosan nanoparticles imprinted on cellulose strips.
J Fluoresc 29(3):693–702