Sensory interactive fibers and textiles

Electronic textiles (e-textiles) have gradually emerged as a burgeoning industry, with the advancement of flexible electronic technology and the growing demand for personalization, convenience, and comfort. As the typical representative, sensory interactive e-textiles, integrated with visual, auditory, tactile, and other sensory experiences, have garnered significant attention in the next generation of wearable devices due to their outstanding performance and unique immersive interactive experience. To promote the practical application and better development of sensory interactive e-textiles, this paper reviews the research status of sensory interactive fibers and textiles in recent years, providing a detailed overview of functional fibers capable of achieving sensory interactive functions, categorizes system integration technologies for sensory interactive e-textiles, and summarizes the application scenarios of sensory interactive e-textiles. This review further delineates current design paradigms of e-textiles and proposes a novel design paradigm applicable to sensory interactive e-textiles. Finally, we clarify the challenges facing the future development of sensory interactive e-textiles and suggest vital research directions.