NO. 9 July 13 2019 email: itgss2019@126.com

2019 organizing committee of Shanghai International Textile Graduate Summer School, Writing: Jie Jia Translation: Weihao Luo

On July 13, 2019, the 2019 Shanghai International Textile Graduate Summer School met the tenth day in the drizzling rain. Today, Professor Martin W. King from North Carolina State University and Professor Tao Xuyuan from the National Textile Institute of France gave lectures to the students. The content of the lectures included an overview of smart textiles and scientific research work.

         In the morning, Professor Tao Xuyuan brought the students into the magical world of smart textiles. By combining the advanced research results of various research groups in the world and playing videos, he vividly introduced many smart textiles to students, such as color materials, phase change materials, shape memory materials, hydrogels and superabsorbent materials. The wonderful features of the materials caused by different mechanisms deeply attracted every student.

         Later, Professor Martin W. King introduced the basic lines of scientific research to the participants around the four aspects of scientific research methods, including mastering the basic theory, making assumptions and designing experiments, drawing conclusions based on experimental phenomena, and revising the theory on this basis. The four parts provided a clear idea for the future research work of the students.

         In the afternoon, Professor Tao Xuyuan gave an overview about the wide range of uses of wearable textiles and their research status, showing the great convenience that smart textiles bring to our future life. The students listened the introduction enthusiastically, and revolved around the teacher to discuss the contents which they were interested in after class.

         Then, Professor Martin W. King showed the application of medical textile materials in solving major medical healthy problems such as the safety of drinking water and implantable tissues and so on. Through the professor's explanation, the students saw the broad prospects of textile materials in medical equipment applications.

Prof. Tao Xuyuan

Prof. Martin W. King